Neil,
if you need any good and straight 14 inch steel vanagon rims.......
I have 'em.
and I'm real picky about if they are good or not, before I sell any .
Scott
turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: front end vibration

> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Joel VanderKwaak
> <joelvanderkwaak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> For clarity, I rebuilt the entire front end last fall, before the
>> trip, including new joints, upgraded springs (GoWesty), a set of
>> Overland big brakes (from VolksCafe), and a set of new tires (Pirelli
>> ATR, with Equal tire balancer). So, there were a  lot of changes, but
>> the van drove without issue on a Sierra test run, and had no issues on
>> the way out to Utah. I previously had a set of BFG KO's with Equal,
>> and there were no balancing issues; I've also rotated the tires since
>> returning from Utah.
>
> Wheels possibly "out of round"?
>
> I was pretty surprised to see just how out of round some of my 14"
> stock wheels were. I had them balance the wheels (new tires) several
> times to get them right. Still not convinced they have done so.
>
> Make sure torque on wheel nuts is correct.
>
> Does vibration happen at any particular speed? Does it happen when
> brakes applied?
>
> Neil.