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Terry, NJ · 09-22-2016, 04:30 PM

As Mitch said, I doubt your problem is in the balance of your wheels, although this shouldn't be ignored. Spin balancing isOK, but so's a bubble balancer. I fear you have the beginning of a "Death wobble". Going through rough terrain will start it off and you must stop the car to stop it. "Death Wobble" can be caused by many things, frinstance.Just about any worn front end parts. Steering balls should be checked for out of round. More than .020 OOR should be replaced.There are bushings on the ends/eyes of the springs and these wear through and must be replaced. A word to the wise here, Don't try taking your springs apart. With the tension in these springs there is a great likelyhood of a serious injury or worse. The first place to check is the wheel bearings. Jack it up and shake the wheels. Look for looseness and fix it.
Terry

09-22-2016, 04:30 PM	#8
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Re: Wheel balancing and weights As Mitch said, I doubt your problem is in the balance of your wheels, although this shouldn't be ignored. Spin balancing isOK, but so's a bubble balancer. I fear you have the beginning of a "Death wobble". Going through rough terrain will start it off and you must stop the car to stop it. "Death Wobble" can be caused by many things, frinstance.Just about any worn front end parts. Steering balls should be checked for out of round. More than .020 OOR should be replaced.There are bushings on the ends/eyes of the springs and these wear through and must be replaced. A word to the wise here, Don't try taking your springs apart. With the tension in these springs there is a great likelyhood of a serious injury or worse. The first place to check is the wheel bearings. Jack it up and shake the wheels. Look for looseness and fix it. Terry Last edited by Terry, NJ; 09-28-2016 at 08:13 AM.