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Problems with Falkens

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Old 01-04-2013 | 04:19 AM
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I have some rocky mtns they are 325s was very impressed with the tread pattern and all for a all terrain... Although I have one tire that can not be balanced correctly it was fine till I rotated and put it on the front now I got a bad shimmey in the steering wheel. I've had discount rebalance the thing twice now and no luck...any one else have this problem are just me?? What's the best alternative?
Old 01-04-2013 | 04:42 AM
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I had a shimmy between 40 and 50 till I rotated. I should have pushed the issue since I paid extra for the road match balance but getting them rebalanced didn't really help. They changed the weights on them but I still had a wobble. I have km2's now and have a new wobble.

I guess you can demand a good balance and probably should.
Old 01-04-2013 | 06:25 AM
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Not on my JK, but I had a set of Falken Wild Peaks in 33 on a WJ Grand Cherokee I had a couple years ago. Same issues with getting them balanced; must've had 2 pounds of tape-on weights on a couple of the tires. They rode OK, but were super-heavy. I wouldn't be inclined to buy them again.

None of this solves your problem, but chiming in w/ my experience.
Old 01-04-2013 | 12:27 PM
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I'm starting to think I needed to keep my km2s but I was trying to pinch some penny's Gona run by discount over the weekend and see if they can get them right... It just stinks to pay over a grand for something and them nt be right...




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