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Subject:Re: Wobbly wheel
From:Paul
Date:Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:42:15 -0700

If the rims are true then look at the tires. I had a similar experience
once when I was working on the alignment of my van. I was positive I had
everything dialed in but the darn van still had a wobbling feel to it
driving down the road. On a whim I started looking at the surface of all
the tires and sure enough the front one on the drivers side had a slight
bulge at one spot. Swapped it out with the spare and it was driving
nirvana, it went straight down the road and no more wobble.
I hope this helps,
Paul in Tracy

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:

> Hi All,
> I got replaced my stock wheels with some 17" rims/tires.
> The driver's side rear wheel is wobbling like crazy when I drive. All of
> the lug nuts are tight.
> The wheels came mounted and balanced from tire rack.
> I thought maybe I hadn't tightened the nuts evenly so I took the wheel off
> and tried again. Same result of wobbly wheel.
> Any pointers?
>  BTW, these American racing rims Dennis suggested look awesome on the van!
>
>  Cheers,
>  Harry