Can't balance my method nv's

[IKillDeer]

I'm going to stop by a truck stop near my house tomorrow and see if they can balance them. I will definitely find a shop that balances tires with lug nuts instead of center cone and see what that does.

 

[Huck]

Have them pull the tire and check the balance on just the rim. It should be damn near nuts on.

If your still having issues it might be an alignment issue, especially if its over 70 mph.

 

[TheJoker]

Send them my way, I'll get balanced and mounted quick like.

 

[TheJoker]

I'm having problems balancing my nv's. Mounted on stock bfg's. I've seen two different tire shop's. They're telling me I need center hub ring's because nv's are lug-centric instead of hub-centric?

@dein--Just the two front tires. Mostly noticeable around 70 mph. I've rotated the tires still have the same problem. I really feel it in the steering wheel (shimmy's left and right). I mounted my tires back on the factory rims and problem goes away.

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BAJA, I would agree with you about this being a legitimate problem if the problem didn't go away when I put the factory rims back on. I mounted my nv's without the center hub and you can definitely tell the front rims do not "center" with the rotors. I've tried to manually center them before I tighten all the lugs but this is nearly impossible.

I'm very unhappy with my NV's, three of the four center caps on my wheels are cracked, bolts are starting to rust, balancing issues etc. Under $300 a rim should have told me something I guess.

If you don't know me, I'm WICKED sarcastic. It's my way of trying to be funny not condescending. That being said, I don't completely understand where the problem is.

In your first post you said that the wheels/tires could not be balanced. Then, in your second post, you said that you can feel it above 70mph. Why would the wheels be mounted on the truck if they could not be balanced?

It sounds like the problem is how the wheels are being mounted on the vehicle. You said that you tried to center the wheels on the hub. Because the wheels are lug centric, it shouldn't matter if the center hole is off center, as long as the bolt holes are lined up correctly.

This is what I would do:

First, have the tires mounted and balanced, by a shop that you trust, making sure that they balance them with the lugs. Not the hub.

Next, mount them on the truck yourself or have someone you trust do it, but making sure that you tighten the lug nuts progressively. Also, make sure you use the correct lug nuts, the stock ones will not work with your Methods.

What I mean is, tighten them all hand tight. Grab hold of the wheel/tire and try to wiggle it. Now tighten/torque All of the lug nuts to maybe 50 ft lbs. tightening them in a "star" pattern. Then repeat this at say 75 ft lbs. Then work your way up to 150 ft lbs. ALL lug nuts should be at 150 ft lbs.

What you don't want to do is tighten/torque each lug nut to 150 ft lbs, one at a time. This method would might work on the stock wheels because the hub centers the wheel. Where now, with the Methods, you are relying on the lug nuts to center the wheel.

I hope this helps, and again if your still not happy with them. Sell them to me. Hahaha!

 

[Stepside]

^^^^---> Yup, you're right Joker - It's amazing how many guys run those lugs up with a air gun
and do not gradually bring them in and tighten.
I'm fussy and use a torque wrench after I snug them up.

 

[Huck]

Make sure you have the correct lugs too!!


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[Ramrodthrusterpuppy]

Putting aside the lugcentric vs. hubcentric issue, I use Dyna-Beads instead of wheel weights for balancing. They dynamically balance as you drive by distributing weight throughout the tire at speed. I've used them on three sets of wheels/tires thus far and they work great!

You may want to give them a try.

 

[twlhunter65]

This is bad news having just ordered a set of NV's, I'm also useing stock tires for now. I thought **** force balancing was the answer before this thread.

 

[Stepside]

BUBBLE BALANCE .. . and forget-ta-bow-***

 

[twlhunter65]

Bubble balance, dyna beads, **** force, lug centric,hub centric. My head is about to explode !!