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Dec 2, 2003 | 01:54 PM

Y-MAX

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Hunter balance machine

Anyone know where I can find a shop with this Hunter balance machine where they balance your tires under road force? I am in New Orleans. I have rebalanced my tires five times in Walmart in the last couple of months and the vibration is still there.

Dec 2, 2003 | 02:00 PM

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Get an alignment or new tires. I was in the same boat and i got new tires, ran like it was on water, very smoothly, a few months later, started getting vibration, aligned it, and all was fixed. And in between new tires and the alignment, I tried balancing them over and over and no luck.

Dec 2, 2003 | 03:15 PM

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Call around looking for a Hunter GSP9700 Road Force Measurement System. It should also be equiped with StraightTrak Lateral Force Measurement Which is an option. with this system you get Wonderfully ballanced tires and better alignment results as well.
Mike

Dec 2, 2003 | 07:17 PM

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poor wheel alignment is not a source of vibration. A wheel out of balance is most common culprit. Did you nail a pothole, or sumthin? I had a situation with a vibration this past year, and finally got it resolved. Well, you should have known by the 2nd time of having those fools at Walmart attempting to balance your tires, that they dont know what they are doing. They're retards there......dont let them touch your car. Alright, now that i said my .02 about that, ...on the the Road Force machine you want. The Hunter Road Force machine is capable of determining whether your tire and/or wheel is bad....and its a precise way to balance a wheel.........BUT.......I think if you need to Road Force your wheels, then thre is an underlying problem. They shoudl static balance just fine........if they are alright. I'm sure your local Nissan dealer might have one. They are relatively new machines..........and expensive to buy, so only high volume shops will have one.

Dec 3, 2003 | 01:17 AM

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Yes these machines are VERY pricey but from my experience they do the best job by far. having worked with one and with older models of hunter I find on large tire sizes the new hunter is far superior of getting rid of vibes and pull.
Mike