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Thread: Hunter + Roadforce + Plastic Hub Rings = Smooth as Silk

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    Default Hunter + Roadforce + Plastic Hub Rings = Smooth as Silk

    I've had the 45 - 55 mph shakes forever, better and worse at times. Have had my tires balanced 3x times in the past few months with no effect. Just had my tires/wheels (lug centric) balanced on a 9700 Hunter with Roadforce and put plastic hub rings in and the ride is smooth as silk now. I think the X factors were the Roadforce and the plastic hub rings. Now there is 0 vibration at all speeds!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speeder 553
    I've had the 45 - 55 mph shakes forever, better and worse at times. Have had my tires balanced 3x times in the past few months with no effect. Just had my tires/wheels (lug centric) balanced on a 9700 Hunter with Roadforce and put plastic hub rings in and the ride is smooth as silk now. I think the X factors were the Roadforce and the plastic hub rings. Now there is 0 vibration at all speeds!
    Where did you get the plastic rings????

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    I can supply you the rings if you wish....$22 delivered to lower 48 states. Please advise. HTH


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    Where did you get the plastic rings????

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    I need some new plastic rings...haha

    also need a paint code.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pmlmotorsports
    I can supply you the rings if you wish....$22 delivered to lower 48 states. Please advise. HTH
    $22 is a good deal. They are really hard to find. Everyone has the metal ones but they band to the hub and don't do the job. My mech had a set I got for the same price but only one in stock so I would get them from Pmlmotorsports.
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    so your schnitzers are 74mm hub ID?
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    So what's the problem with the metal ones?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ
    so your schnitzers are 74mm hub ID?
    They are replicas at 74.1
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    Quote Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
    So what's the problem with the metal ones?
    They band on the hubs. That said, not certin if it was the plastic rings or the Roadforce that really did the trick in smoothing out my ride. All I can say for sure is that I have NO more shimmy or vibration at all!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Speeder 553
    I've had the 45 - 55 mph shakes forever, better and worse at times. Have had my tires balanced 3x times in the past few months with no effect. Just had my tires/wheels (lug centric) balanced on a 9700 Hunter with Roadforce and put plastic hub rings in and the ride is smooth as silk now. I think the X factors were the Roadforce and the plastic hub rings. Now there is 0 vibration at all speeds!
    This was the first time that my tires/wheels were balanced lug centric vs. hub centric on the Hunter with Roadforce and it did the job where all the other static balancing failed.
    [2004 BMW 330i 225HP Sports Package, Steptronic Trans, Xenon Adaptive Lights

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