O.K. I'll bite. Why can the imbalance not be corrected if the tire/wheel/drum are balanced as one??? They are bolted together. Effectively making them one piece. You'd have to mark a lug and maintain the same placement. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> > I'd probably knock the weight off too if a spacer won't work, but bear in mind > that if there IS an imbalance that can't be corrected by balancing the tire you > might have to get another drum... or switch to disk brakes! > > Use the kit for 68-69 Javelin/AMX from www.scarebird.com. Under $400 including > the Scarebird kit, there's about $200 more in parts you need to find, parts list > with numbers included with the kit. It fits all AMCs as far as I can figure out > -- I test fit it on a 63 Classic, 65 American, and 63 American. You use the drum > spindle with the kit. > > ----------- > Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:56:09 +0000 > From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx > > I once machined the balanced Lip off of rear drums on a half ton checy truck to > fit 6 lug Jeep wheels. > No vibration resulted, but they were on the rear. > If you could find a shop that still spin balances on the car they could balance > out any vibration should it occur. > > I'd agree with Frank and install a spacer if one will fit and allow the > wheel/tire to still fit the car. > > If not, I'd get out the hammer and knock the weight off... > > -- > Frank Swygert > Publisher, "American Motors Cars" > Magazine (AMC) > For all AMC enthusiasts > http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html > (free download available!) > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list