A smoother ride in my power wagon now on the road


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Posted by Doc Dave [66.82.162.10] on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 20:03:03 :

I have had a problem with vibration and the sensation of a slight hopping effect ever since my power wagon resto was done when driving on the road. Off road I do not notice it. I have 9 X 16 Power Kings mounted on the stock Budd wheels. It seemed to be noticed especially above 25 mph, and was present after they were hot and the flat spot gone.
After researching this, I took the power wagon to a place with a tire lathe. They found I had about 1/4" run out with the tires on average. The picture is of the mechanic with the tire lathe or truer in action . After this was done he was able to balance things without difficulty.
A considerable improvement was noticed in the ride immediately afterword.
I am doing an article about the whole process in the PWA.



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