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Grunter:
Only way to know for definate is to disconnect front shaft and have wheels balanced while fitted on the car, this balances the the hub and shafts as well, it will tell you if thats the problem but dont think there are many places which do it these days, we tend to take it for granted that the components are balanced these days...not always the case. also where did you get your wheels balanced? was it a garage you normally use? not all places have their machine set to zero within 5 grams, some are set to 20 so if your looking and its below that it will display zero, you part with your cash, have a little improvement but still the problem...

I was told to do this at a previous place of employment, especially for larger 4x4 tyres, and this was a national tyre fitting company!!

Range Rover Blues:
Yes I'm surprised how many people tell me not to bother balancing 4x4 wheels at all and yet as little as 5g seems to make a difference.  Anyway I used alocal company that I've been to before, mainly because a lot take a look at my car and tell me they can't do 4x4.  Can't be a**sed more like!

Anyway, I think I'll try some other wheels, thanks for the offer Tim but I think your BFG will do a little damage to my standard car.  I've got my ATs sat around doing nothing for now though so I'll try those, they are brand new tyres.  I don't know if I said already but this car was parked up for a period before I bought it.  I don't now how long but it was out of tax last Christmad untill the end of March, it may well have been parked up for longer though.

Budgie:
Maybe a silly question but... have you checked for play in the wheelbearings?  :?
Also, on my Disco I had a vibration (not like yours though) and it turned out to be the bearing on the rear of the front stub axle that the CV joint runs on. It had collapsed and was throwing the CV out of line.
I'm not sure these were fitted to the later Rangies or if they kept the bronze bush to do the job.  :wink:

Also what are the Panhard rod bushes like?

Range Rover Blues:
I think the wheel bearings are ok and the Panhard rod bushes I did at the same time as the radius arms, that little lot made things worse :cry:

I hadn't thought about the CV bearings though so guess what I'm doing tomorrow.............

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