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Metal wheel sets. How much do they help?
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I have to say I haven't noticed any wobble. Are we talking off center wheels (run-out) or wheels which are not perpendicular to the axis of spin (wobble). If I have noticed any wobble, I attributed it to too short of axles in the truck frame or the fact that the axels are plastic and may have been bent or warped. Checking for this problem is pretty easy to do, by giving the wheel set a spin, when they are first set in the trucks. I also let the truck roll down a grade to see how they roll, and watch the car when it is first placed in a train to see how it tracks and if there are any peculiarities. I agree, turned wheels will be truer, however, this is a more expensive way to manufacture and I am happy with what I get for my money with the LLP2K wheel sets.
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