RussBird82
23-02-2010, 02:57 PM
Well it's that time of year again when I'm obliged to pay the government £200+ for the pleasure of driving on their poorly maintained roads and as such can't help but feel they should be paying us for putting up with such badly maintained surfaces?!
Anyway, as I was recently caught out by a damn pothole in Surrey (possibly the worst roads in the country), I took one of my recently refurbished (at considerable expense) nearside wheels off to find that the rim was bent. Question is simply: - is a bent rim enough to put the wheel out of balance? Or do all Galants shudder a bit above 70mph? This can vary from quite considerable shudder on some roads to virtually 100% smooth at speeds of up to 100mph on other surfaces. The tracking is fine and the car stays true at all speeds.
Anyway, as I was recently caught out by a damn pothole in Surrey (possibly the worst roads in the country), I took one of my recently refurbished (at considerable expense) nearside wheels off to find that the rim was bent. Question is simply: - is a bent rim enough to put the wheel out of balance? Or do all Galants shudder a bit above 70mph? This can vary from quite considerable shudder on some roads to virtually 100% smooth at speeds of up to 100mph on other surfaces. The tracking is fine and the car stays true at all speeds.