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Sounds like you're experiencing physics engine instability. Have a look at the Q/A here and the link posted there.

It looks like the collision geometry of your robot is wrong if the wheels don't touch the ground (You can visualize it inside Gazebo by selecting it in the menu). Changing the inertias probably will not help there.

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