I bought 5 used OEM FJ Cruiser alloy wheels (6 spoke style) and had them blasted, prepped then powder coated. I bought 4 new Cooper Dicoverer AT/3's (LT265/70/17, load range C) and had them balanced at my local dealer. (hoping to get 2 front wheel studs replaced while there) Dealer charged me $60 for balancing 4 tires. The kid at the dealer who did the work had 8-10 ounces of wheel weights on 3 of the wheels and 20 ounces on 1 wheel. He had weights on each wheel, on each side of the wheel opposite of each other. WTF ! Needless to say the steering wheel shook at 55 mph up to 65 mph. I went to my tire shop today where I bought the tires and after they scraped all of the stick on weights off each wheel, they balanced them. The highest amount of weight on 1 wheel was 8.5 ounces. The lowest was 3.5 ounces. But I still am getting steering wheel shake at 55-65 mph. (while at the tire shop, we spun the 5th wheel with no tire, and it was out of balance by 1 ounce) My 2010 4R goes back to my dealer Monday for a front end alignment and I'm telling them that the alignment should be free after the idiot kid screwed up my balance job. Is it possible that the baking process to the alloy wheels in the powder coating oven, warped the wheels ? Or do I have a tire problem ? HELP !
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