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Old 22 October 2016, 03:58 PM
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Anyone got some feedback from having a road force balance?
Old 24 October 2016, 12:37 PM
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Guess not then.

I've a very slight wobble (am very fussy) at motorway speeds.
Getting this done this week so will report back.
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i had the same problem it turned out to be a buckled wheel in the end lol
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Originally Posted by chucky1970
i had the same problem it turned out to be a buckled wheel in the end lol
It could well be that, should be identified as part of the process i spose.
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Also curious if anyone else has any feedback on this?
I had it done and it did pick up two wheels out of slightly out of shape.
Agree with Matt's point on being fussy - perhaps with all my suspension mods I would feel it more if anything was even slightly out due to the firmness of coilovers etc etc.
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So, back from the RF balance.

All the tyres and wheels where fine, however 2 of the wheels were incorrectly balanced by quite a margin (which the machine identified).

As tyres were good the actual road force part was perhaps not needed, but a good to know anyway.

And the result is the car is now like a magic carpet at motorway speeds like it should be.

If you have any issues with tyre / wheel or alignment and you are in south Essex area i can highly recommend Matt at Mototechs Essex in Southend.

He has Hunter alignment and the Hunter road force balancer.
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Thanks for the feedback - any indication on pricing from him?
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