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Old 07-31-2010, 02:45 AM   #1
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Hey Dino! Glad the Box is working out for you! Sounds like you may be enjoying it too much! HaHa, just kiddin'! The best $100 bucks and hour spent on a pcar was having this road force balance performed. Absolutely lovin' thie ride in the Cayman now. Feels so much more level, flat, and straight with no shaking. Highly recommended!
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Old 07-31-2010, 05:42 AM   #2
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I've been extolling the virtues of "road force balancing" for years. Simple dynamic balancing is not sufficient. Tboyer is correct in saying, "might as well as thrown the weight from across the room and hoped for the best" !
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Old 07-31-2010, 09:40 AM   #3
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+1.

My 2000 box had a pretty bad shake at 65-70+ and it drove me nuts. my tires were good and I knew it was likely a balancing issue....

i went online to the website for the company that makes that machine..forget the name/link but you canf ind it.. hunter?? anyway, the Porsche dealer had one. I needed an oil change an my box gets free changes for life b/c the car was purchased there...so took it to them for my free annual oil change and then had them roadforce balance the tires.

teh shakes was GONE. 100%. car drove GREAT. I was VERY happy!
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This sounds like a worthwhile investment. Thanks for the link, Dragonwind.
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Its worth mentioning, that every Porsche dealer is required to have the Hunter system in house.
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I'm not totally sold on this. Sounds like the tire guys are re-balancing the tires and trying to sell you a $100 "upgrade" to the balance. Did they try to include better weights too? Better grade of lead?
Someone mentioned the Nitrogen upgrade.... which, right now, your tires are filled with 78% N2 anyways.
Another way to relieve you of your hard earned money.
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