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One tire off balance - this bad?

mwilk012

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You shouldn’t really be driving on that tire at all. Severe vibration can cause premature failure of connecting components.
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Very rare to have the AEV wheel be in fault--so

The more you drive it, the higher the rear axle bushing/seal/bearing damage and cost is gonna go UP-Jeep warranty won't cover it !

Get the tire replaced under warranty !

Good luck

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Very rare to have the AEV wheel be in fault--so

The more you drive it, the higher the rear axle bushing/seal/bearing damage and cost is gonna go UP-Jeep warranty won't cover it !

Get the tire replaced under warranty !

Good luck

JIMBO
2 new tires went on, were able to be road force balanced and drives much better. I had the tech check all tires just in case, for some reason 2 tires that were balanced just weeks ago came out of balance by about 1 ounce each. Now fixed, but crazy how 2 tires of the 4 because out of balance by 1 ounce each.

Owner told me grapplers are much better - I don’t know if I made a mistake with the KM3s but not super stoked on them. I’ll drive on these until they wear out and will be my last set of KM3s
 

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The Hub bore is specific to the JL, as a few others are, only means you don't need hub centric rings.

But I agree it is a tire, not wheel issue.
Have they spun the wheel on the balancer without the tire on? might be worth a try to verify if it is wheel or tire causing the balance issue
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