| New Steel Wheels [message #91820] |
Tue, 13 July 2010 16:04  |
bryant374
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Registered: May 2004
Location: Pleasant Valley, NY 12569
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When GMC originally built our coaches with the 16.5" steel wheels they did a sort and only used those wheels for production with the least runout and imbalance for the GMC MH. If owners needed another wheel, they would just buy another "truck" wheel since GMC did not publicize the sorting. Many of us back then were forever trying to get a rear tire imbalance fixed, rarely with complete success. Then came better shocks, better tires, balance beads & alloy wheels.
Just wondered if any of you that are using the newer steel wheels have had any imbalance problems, or is that a thing of the past.
Bill Bryant
PO 1976~PB (owned 34 years)
1914 Ford (owned 70 years)
1965 Corvette (owned 39 years)
GMC Motorhome History
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| Re: [GMCnet] New Steel Wheels [message #91884 is a reply to message #91820] |
Tue, 13 July 2010 22:23  |
James Hupy
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I am using late model FRONT truck wheels. I sorted through at least 20
wheels before I found 7 that suited me. Spun them without tires on a tire
balancing machine to check for eccentricity and wobble. Have a friend that
owns a tire store.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royale 403
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Bill Bryant <bryant374@earthlink.net>wrote:
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> When GMC originally built our coaches with the 16.5" steel wheels they did
> a sort and only used those wheels for production with the least runout and
> imbalance for the GMC MH. If owners needed another wheel, they would just
> buy another "truck" wheel since GMC did not publicize the sorting. Many of
> us back then were forever trying to get a rear tire imbalance fixed, rarely
> with complete success. Then came better shocks, better tires, balance beads
> & alloy wheels.
>
> Just wondered if any of you that are using the newer steel wheels have had
> any imbalance problems, or is that a thing of the past.
> --
> Bill Bryant
> 1976~PB
> 1914 Ford
> 1965 Corvette
> GMC MH History CD
> GMC Showroom Films DVD
> http://bdub.net/billbryant/
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