£30 Well spent!

What a difference the outlay of £30 has made to the Stags ride!

For some time now the car has been plauged by a vibration between 55 and 80 mph, not just through the steering, but also through the 'seat of the pants'. I have tried on a couple of occasions to remedy this by going to well known tyre suppliers to have the wheels balanced. Each time, some small improvement has been gained.

In a final attempt before looking further into potential prop shaft balancing I used a local garage that has a reputation for handling classics in a sympathetic way.

On Saturday they took the car in and balanced each wheel for me, one of which, the spare , was found to be very difficult to get a balance on due to a possible misshapen wheel. and they also found the existing weights on the rears were far in excess of what was needed.

Having been out in the car this morning, testing it along the A21 Dual carriageway at varied speeds up to 85ish (sorry officer!) the ride is now as it should be, nice and smooth with no trace of vibration front or rear.

The car is now just about ready for the 10CR, just need to fit the backup Kenlowe fan and change the oil for some VR1 closer to the date.

The cost of the balancing? - £30 cash - best value money spent so far this year on the Stag!