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

[bludodger at att.net]

What's the status on the alignment of the car?
Do you have four same-tread tires?

--
Blu
'88 80q--178,000mi.
> 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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