Need Tire Balance opinion please

Hi,
I rotated (Fleet Farm) Duralon radials front to back (99 Gr Caravan). It was
overdue, 2 years about 20K mi. The tires in the back, now the front look
very good. However, the very next day I could feel a bad vibration in the
steering wheel at 65-70 MPH. Fleet Farm determined both front tires were
out of balance. One very bad. Balancing fixed the vibration.
Here's my question. Could those tires have been poorly balanced to begin
with, but not known because they were in the back where you don't feel it?
or In 2 years of use, although they look good, have enough wear and tear to
be that much out of balance.
Thanks,
Gary

Yes and yes.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Rosebud wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I rotated (Fleet Farm) Duralon radials front to back (99 Gr Caravan). It was
> overdue, 2 years about 20K mi. The tires in the back, now the front look
> very good. However, the very next day I could feel a bad vibration in the
> steering wheel at 65-70 MPH. Fleet Farm determined both front tires were
> out of balance. One very bad. Balancing fixed the vibration.
> Here's my question. Could those tires have been poorly balanced to begin
> with, but not known because they were in the back where you don't feel it?
> or In 2 years of use, although they look good, have enough wear and tear to
> be that much out of balance.
> Thanks,
> Gary

Enough blame to go around? OK I will pay attention to tire rotation in the
future.
Thanks


Mike Romain > wrote in message
...
> Yes and yes.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Rosebud wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I rotated (Fleet Farm) Duralon radials front to back (99 Gr Caravan). It
was
> > overdue, 2 years about 20K mi. The tires in the back, now the front
look
> > very good. However, the very next day I could feel a bad vibration in
the
> > steering wheel at 65-70 MPH. Fleet Farm determined both front tires
were
> > out of balance. One very bad. Balancing fixed the vibration.
> > Here's my question. Could those tires have been poorly balanced to
begin
> > with, but not known because they were in the back where you don't feel
it?
> > or In 2 years of use, although they look good, have enough wear and tear
to
> > be that much out of balance.
> > Thanks,
> > Gary

It takes very little odd wear to throw a tire out of balance.

Your experience is very normal for most tires that are not rotated
frequently.

You also want to make sure you rotate the tires the correct way. My 4x4
Jeeps call for front to back only, no crossing. The wear patterns seem
to be best that way also on my vehicles.

Mike

Rosebud wrote:
>
> Enough blame to go around? OK I will pay attention to tire rotation in the
> future.
> Thanks
>
> Mike Romain > wrote in message
> ...
> > Yes and yes.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Rosebud wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I rotated (Fleet Farm) Duralon radials front to back (99 Gr Caravan). It
> was
> > > overdue, 2 years about 20K mi. The tires in the back, now the front
> look
> > > very good. However, the very next day I could feel a bad vibration in
> the
> > > steering wheel at 65-70 MPH. Fleet Farm determined both front tires
> were
> > > out of balance. One very bad. Balancing fixed the vibration.
> > > Here's my question. Could those tires have been poorly balanced to
> begin
> > > with, but not known because they were in the back where you don't feel
> it?
> > > or In 2 years of use, although they look good, have enough wear and tear
> to
> > > be that much out of balance.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gary

Got it. I think I've been lucky in the past, not running into something
like this before. I won't get caught like this again.
Thanks Mike.

Mike Romain > wrote in message
...
> It takes very little odd wear to throw a tire out of balance.
>
> Your experience is very normal for most tires that are not rotated
> frequently.
>
> You also want to make sure you rotate the tires the correct way. My 4x4
> Jeeps call for front to back only, no crossing. The wear patterns seem
> to be best that way also on my vehicles.
>
> Mike
>
> Rosebud wrote:
> >
> > Enough blame to go around? OK I will pay attention to tire rotation in
the
> > future.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike Romain > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Yes and yes.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > >
> > > Rosebud wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I rotated (Fleet Farm) Duralon radials front to back (99 Gr
Caravan). It
> > was
> > > > overdue, 2 years about 20K mi. The tires in the back, now the front
> > look
> > > > very good. However, the very next day I could feel a bad vibration
in
> > the
> > > > steering wheel at 65-70 MPH. Fleet Farm determined both front tires
> > were
> > > > out of balance. One very bad. Balancing fixed the vibration.
> > > > Here's my question. Could those tires have been poorly balanced to
> > begin
> > > > with, but not known because they were in the back where you don't
feel
> > it?
> > > > or In 2 years of use, although they look good, have enough wear and
tear
> > to
> > > > be that much out of balance.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Gary

they usually don't balance all 4 tires just the front 2 unless you get them
rotated then they should have r/b them for you

ROTFLMAO!

You 'have' to be kidding right?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Classiccar guy04 wrote:
>
> they usually don't balance all 4 tires just the front 2 unless you get them
> rotated then they should have r/b them for you