Wheel balancing
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Wheel balancing
Just a heads up to those who are putting new tires on upgraded wheels: make sure the shop you use mounts/balances tires with a Hunter Road Force machine. It will eliminate and potential vibration issues and is well worth making the extra effort.
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Why do you say this? Bad experience? I just had my tires balanced and there was a significant improvement, however, I still have some minor vibrations at higher speeds. I'm not sure what machine they used.
I'm new to Mercedes, is it something specific about these cars?
I'm new to Mercedes, is it something specific about these cars?
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Why do you say this? Bad experience? I just had my tires balanced and there was a significant improvement, however, I still have some minor vibrations at higher speeds. I'm not sure what machine they used.
I'm new to Mercedes, is it something specific about these cars?
I'm new to Mercedes, is it something specific about these cars?
Always find a shop with a hunter road force balancer to balance new tires/wheels.
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Use this to find the nearest Hunter Road Force balancer
http://www.gsp9700.com/search/findgsp9700.cfm
http://www.gsp9700.com/search/findgsp9700.cfm
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I believe most dealers in the US will have a road force balancer. I've only run into 1 german car dealership that did not have one, out of dozens of dealers I've visited.
The link Sportstick posted is a good reference. There are some shops that have one but is not listed in that link but it's not too common. (I've found one small shop locally that has a hunter road force balancer but is not listed on that link).
The link Sportstick posted is a good reference. There are some shops that have one but is not listed in that link but it's not too common. (I've found one small shop locally that has a hunter road force balancer but is not listed on that link).
