I've been trying without success to find a tire shop in Portland that has Road Force Elite and a Haweka adapter. I called ten shops today and got a range of answers from "we have no idea what that is" to "We have one but you don't need it." In all honesty, in ten places I called, not a single one said they that had it and thought I would need it. Which is discouraging, because I've read in this forum and others that it is required to balance the tires correctly. I've had the tires balanced on this car three times now. Twice from discount tire and once from Les Schwab, and it still has a wobble past 55mph. Can anyone tell me if there is a shop near Portland, OR that has the adapter and knows how to use it? I would just at least like to have it done correctly one time so I can move on to other potential issues.
Haweka Adapter near Portland, OR?
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Twilghtzone
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>"... still has a wobble past 55mph. Can anyone tell me if there is a shop near Portland, OR that has the adapter and knows how to use it? I would just at least like to have it done correctly one time so I can move on to other potential issues."
IMHO: There might be an issue besides 'tire balance'.
Alignment ? Bad Tire(s) ?
What tires/sizes are you running?
IMHO: There might be an issue besides 'tire balance'.
Alignment ? Bad Tire(s) ?
What tires/sizes are you running?
I know there might be other issues, but I need to get a proper balance first to rule that out. 265/70/17, same as stock. The tires are brand new and been inspected 3 times. I had zero issues before the new tires were put on. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but I have other threads where I am discussing other issues. I just want to make the point of this thread about trying to find a Haweka adapter.
Teamoatmealpie
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a bad tire is possible. What tires you running?
I had bad experience with Discount off 185th Beaverton/Hillsboro, not sure which city it is- but about 2 blocks south of Hwy 26. They added weight on top of weight versus stripping weights off and starting from scratch, plus the stick on stuff is crap it just falls off. This was on BFG AT's.
Discount in Hillsboro, off TV Hwy/8, got me new BFG MT's and they balanced them perfectly. Cant road force balance MT's but they still did excellent on TRD Pro wheels.
I had bad experience with Discount off 185th Beaverton/Hillsboro, not sure which city it is- but about 2 blocks south of Hwy 26. They added weight on top of weight versus stripping weights off and starting from scratch, plus the stick on stuff is crap it just falls off. This was on BFG AT's.
Discount in Hillsboro, off TV Hwy/8, got me new BFG MT's and they balanced them perfectly. Cant road force balance MT's but they still did excellent on TRD Pro wheels.
GX4SEVEND
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You said there were zero issues before the tires were put on. Makes it pretty easy to see what the issue is. Instead of balancing them a dozen times I would see about having the tires replaced if you just got them. Depending on where they’re from they may offer replacement. If not, literally have them put on a used set or any set of 4 to test it out really quick. A lot of times tires are just out of round and will never balance.
Another issue I’ve had are spacers. Nothing wrong with the spidertrax or the rim itself but the combination of both together causes the exact issue you’re describing.
Hopefully you figure it out ASAP. Trust me I know how aggravating it is
Another issue I’ve had are spacers. Nothing wrong with the spidertrax or the rim itself but the combination of both together causes the exact issue you’re describing.
Hopefully you figure it out ASAP. Trust me I know how aggravating it is
I too had the vibration at 55-65mph and took it to Les Schwab. Usually I shy away from Scwab but earlier in this thread someone had mentioned going to a shop that had a certain wheel balancer brand and they were it. They force balanced it and took care of the shimmy...props to Les on this one. They even said they couldn't take care of the entire problem and gave me 1/2 off. Schwab on 185th and Walker in Beaverton
K02's with 18"wheels and 2"lift.
K02's with 18"wheels and 2"lift.
So I took it to Les Schwab in Newberg, OR where they told me they could do the Road Force Balance with the Haweka adapter. Not only did they not balance my tires, they scratched my wheels in the process. It was literally their first time attempting to use the machine. So, unfortunately, Les Schwab was a disaster for me and I'll never use them again. They lied to me on at least 3 occasions and damaged my car. And they proved to be completely incompetent at using their own machinery.
