Centramatic Wheel Balancers
Anybody use the Centramatic Wheel Balancers? Check out the video on their web site. I vaguely remember something like this when I was a a youngster, anybody that has experience with them I'd like t...
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ScottG wrote:hddecker wrote:ScottG wrote:hddecker wrote:ScottG wrote:
I used them on my truck in an effort to get rid of a pesky vibration. It didn't work but I'm hoping it makes my tires last longer.
Is your truck a Ram by chance?
Yes it is!
Sounds like a typical Ram thing. I get a vibration at times too, apparently the Ram has alot of flex in the steering box and that can lead to the vibration and the dreaded death wobble.
There are several steering box stabilizers on the market that is supposed to cure that problem.
It's one of the things on my to do list.
My vibe is something that seems to be in the wheels/brakes. It comes on at 38~41 mph. I've replaced everything that spins except the front rotors.
FWIW, I do have a SBS (steering brace) on my steering gear and it made a nice difference to the feel of things. I wholeheartedly recommend them.
The SBS just moved up my list of things to do. I do a fair amount of forest service road driving and the Ram seems to have a lot more "wander" for lack of a better word, than I have had in any other truck that I've driven in the bush.
So I guess the Centramatic don't do what they are advertised to do then, because they are supposed the balance the whole assembly.
