Bad 55+mph vibration

[BlueNostromo]

Yeah they told me something about the hub of one of the wheels being bent. This is likely the issue. Still shakes around 60-67mph after a RoadForce balance. I'll try a hubcentric spacer on that one and just send it until I can get a replacement wheel or just live with it

 

[BlueNostromo]

Turns out I've got really awful luck. I ordered a new rim to replace this bent one. I dropped the tire and bent rim off with the new one to get it swapped out and it turns out that the replacement has the wrong backspacing. I ordered correctly and they shipped the wrong part. I wonder what higher power I pissed off to warrant this luck.

While I was driving on the highway with an old tire in the place of the bent one, there was no shaking that I could tell. Vibration is probably a little more than before due to the bigger tires, but I was actually able to drive comfortably again. Now I just get to see if they send me another bent or incorrect rim in half a week or so!!!

 

[BlueNostromo]

I ended up returning a total of 6 Bart Wheels rims. I highly advise you STAY AWAY FROM BART WHEELS. I got some Cragar wheels and they balanced well enough to be comfortable.

SummitRacing told me that Bart Wheels are throwaway wheels only meant for dirt tracks and will not balance on a balancer. Inexcusable to not disclose this.

 

[Shran]

Well that's interesting, Summit has them listed as DOT approved......... usually dirt track wheels are not DOT approved.

 

[pjtoledo]

not all of them. it's listed on the overview page as not DOT approved.

 

[Dirtman]

Yea not exactly secret info...

 

[Shran]

Poop, I thought I looked at the right item. My bad.

 

[BlueNostromo]

Yea not exactly secret info...

View attachment 46368

This does not at all mean to an end user that these wheels are not able to be balanced. That should definitely be stated. One of the rims had over 100 pounds of excessive roadforce on its own.

 

[Dirtman]

It tells you they are illegal to use on the street and lists them specifically for sportsman/modified racing. That should have been more than enough information to know not to try and put them on your truck. Dirt track wheels don't get balanced, you not knowing that isn't BART or summits fault.

 

[BlueNostromo]

Even on a dirt road, with the condition I received these rims, I would say that these rims are a hazard. Inexcusable. There is absolutely no excuse for a rim to have 100+ pounds of roadforce.