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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Unhappy 08 997tt wheel vibration issues

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I got my wheels balanced a couple of times to the gram and still, above 75 mph, I feel rumble and vibration from front and rear . road force was below 24 for all tyres
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OE wheels, polished to bear metal.
Potenzas tread 9/32 front, 7/32 rear.
Spacers, 7mm front, 14mm rear.

I tried a set of different set of wheels with michelins and worked perfectly.
Trying to pin point cause: wheels, tires or spacers?

Any suggestions are appreciated.
 
Old Aug 11, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Did you use the spacers when you tried the other setup?

I just had my rears rebalanced and they still aren't perfect but I want to make it through the next couple months with these tires until the spring. Mine are close the wear bars though.

I would try your setup without the spacers to see if that helps if you can. At least it will rule out one more variable.
 
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Make sure the shop is using a road force balancer. The Hunter GSP9700 is the standard. I've seen bad spacers cause this, but it's usually just a failed balance - spacers make the balance more critical.
 
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Originally Posted by BigBen97
Did you use the spacers when you tried the other setup?

I just had my rears rebalanced and they still aren't perfect but I want to make it through the next couple months with these tires until the spring. Mine are close the wear bars though.

I would try your setup without the spacers to see if that helps if you can. At least it will rule out one more variable.
Good point, no spacers with the previous set up.
 
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Originally Posted by kitw
Make sure the shop is using a road force balancer. The Hunter GSP9700 is the standard. I've seen bad spacers cause this, but it's usually just a failed balance - spacers make the balance more critical.
They do. thanks
 
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They do. thanks
If they are vibrating, I would suspect your spacers. Try pulling them off. What I've found is that spacers exacerbate any small wheel issues... usually spacers and new wheels / tires are fine, but even a tiny little bend in the wheel will be magnified with spacers.
 
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Originally Posted by kitw
If they are vibrating, I would suspect your spacers. Try pulling them off. What I've found is that spacers exacerbate any small wheel issues... usually spacers and new wheels / tires are fine, but even a tiny little bend in the wheel will be magnified with spacers.
I will. Let's see what happens...
 
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