Wheel out of balance? nope ... ('85 4ksq)

[Bob H.]

I recently rotated the tires on the beater, and about a week later started
noticing a shimmy in the steering wheel at speed.  I figured that one of
the wheels that had been on back was out of balance, and now that it's on
front, it's just become more noticeable.

Well, I finally got it in to have the wheels balanced, and am told that
none of the 4 wheels is out of balance.  Hmmm ...

It has the symptom of an out-of-balance wheel, however it tends to occur
at 45+mph, not just in a very specific range of speeds as I've encountered
in the past with balancing problems.  Also, it becomes much more
pronounced when taking right-hand curves on the highway, or if the road
has a particularly high crown and the car is leaning left.  If I had to
guess, I'd say it's coming from the front left wheel.

Does this point to something other than wheel balance?  I should point out
that the suspension on the beater is *completely* shot (an upcoming
project to be sure), if that raises flags in anyone's mind. :-)

Thanks in advance,
-Bob Hodgeman
 '85 4ksq

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Bob Hodgeman
97 Talon TSi AWD
WOR SoloII #75 SM
http://www.hodgeman.org

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