Looking for balancing tricks/advice with 24" and 26" wheels

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RThomasII

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Question for those running 24” wheels or bigger. What’s the general consensus on running larger wheels and expected drive quality?

The back story here is before my current truck I owned a Lincoln Navigator with 23” rims sourced from the Saleen F150 Pickup and no matter what tire combo and balancing techniques I used, I could not dial out the steering wheel shake on that truck. I know Hunter Road Force is supposed to be the way to go but is anyone running hub centric rings or anything else to fine tune the ride/balance with bigger rims? I’ve got Factory 22’s on my Tahoe right now and the ride is great but the upgrade bug is nibbling at my wallet and I’d really like to move up to a 24” or 26” wheel (looking at the Dub Skillz or Dub Future). Unfortunately my previous experience with the 23’s have left me kind of gun shy to pull the trigger on a new wheel purchase.
 
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good rims, good tires & road force balance them

should be no issues

i know 2 peeps w/ 24s & 1 w/ 28s
they dont have any issues
 

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Part of the issue is balancing. The other portion is the dampener valving and tie rod strength.

If it was not set up for A) the extra weight B) the less deflection by the tire to eat up movement and travel....
...then no amount of balancing will help
 

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