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Originally Posted by MyFirstZ
Even though the tires balanced you can still have a bent wheel. They will balance out but almost hop down the road and can most definitely cause a cupped tire. I'm assuming its a relatively lower profile to that's cupping? like a 40.
When they balanced them they should of visually watched em spin and checked.
But an alignment normally wouldnt cause coupling usually just wear. But if it is pulling that hard it could be a combo of issues causing it.
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You are right. They are a low profile tire (45 series, but still pretty thin). I should have mentioned before, she actually even cracked one of her wheels and had a local jersey city guy weld it up. The wheels certainly have taken a ton of abuse and it is more than likely that they are bent. I wrote it off once he said it balanced out. I didn't think a significantly bent wheel could balance out.
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
how bad does the car vibrate?
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It's hard to quantify, but it really isn't terrible anymore (although she can't stand it). What's strange is it improved significantly after it was at the dealer for the engine rebuild about a month ago. It used to be that she couldn't crest 60mph because the car would shake violently. Unfortunately, we don't know what changed that caused it to go away.
FFB- Should I try a rotation to see what happens?