QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Jun 1 2021, 04:21 PM)
After getting front wheel vibration at 65 mph. I switched the driver side front to the rear, moved rear to front. Vibration gone .
Question is whether rear wheel balance is critical ?
As you've noticed the rear is not as critical.
Front suspension has more degrees of freedom than the rear. Rotational imbalance in the front can more easily set up an oscillation that you can feel. You feel it more readily in steering wheel by virtue of the direct connection to your hands. Your hands and fingertips are the most sensitive part of your body. Cross-car osciallation in the steering system is damped only by interal friction of the steering system.
Rear suspension can still set up an oscillation in vertical direction. However, now you have dampers acting in that direction. Likewise your
-ometer isn't nearly as sensitive as your hands so you don't notice it as easily.
You can still have rear wheel imbalance that is nasty but it will rarely be as noticeable as on the front.