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I would actually be interested to see how your car drove after mounting w/o balancing. I'm assuming it would be quite a rough ride.

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Old 12-17-2010, 02:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I would actually be interested to see how your car drove after mounting w/o balancing. I'm assuming it would be quite a rough ride.
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I would actually be interested to see how your car drove after mounting w/o balancing. I'm assuming it would be quite a rough ride.
it'll be like taking a kia spectra up to expressway speeds... wobble wobble wobble steering wheel. i talk from experience in canada (hertz rental).
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it'll be like taking a kia spectra up to expressway speeds... wobble wobble wobble steering wheel. i talk from experience in canada (hertz rental).
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I would actually be interested to see how your car drove after mounting w/o balancing. I'm assuming it would be quite a rough ride.
Yeah it really depends on how far out of balance they are, but on the highway they could definitely be pretty bad!
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LOL, it may have been interesting
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