mounting steelies...to balance or not to balance...
30-Nov-2006, 10:23 PM
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mounting steelies...to balance or not to balance...
This is probably a dumb question, but anyways...
I'll be mounting my steelies on soon. Since I had them on my car last winter, would I need to have them balanced again for this winter or can I just mount them on? There were no problems in terms of vibration the last time I had them on.
I'll be mounting my steelies on soon. Since I had them on my car last winter, would I need to have them balanced again for this winter or can I just mount them on? There were no problems in terms of vibration the last time I had them on.
02-Dec-2006, 06:49 PM
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Originally posted by truluder
wow u got to be kidding me your not goin to balance them... u are gonna get a good vibration u balance them either way. when u put rims on your car do u balance those? i wouldnt think twice about that.
wow u got to be kidding me your not goin to balance them... u are gonna get a good vibration u balance them either way. when u put rims on your car do u balance those? i wouldnt think twice about that.
how do you figure? i've done it for 3 years and no vibration at all
03-Dec-2006, 10:57 AM
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^^^ everything that i mount a new tire on a rim, i balance it.. i have had only a couple where it didnt need any weights. but eveytime ive put on at least .5 ounces or more that does effect the ride quality. do u balance light duty truck (f-150, 1500's) tires, u would notice that they need most of the time at least 1 ounce. And another thing Why does it come balanced from factory?
03-Dec-2006, 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by truluder
^^^ everything that i mount a new tire on a rim, i balance it.. i have had only a couple where it didnt need any weights. but eveytime ive put on at least .5 ounces or more that does effect the ride quality. do u balance light duty truck (f-150, 1500's) tires, u would notice that they need most of the time at least 1 ounce. And another thing Why does it come balanced from factory?
^^^ everything that i mount a new tire on a rim, i balance it.. i have had only a couple where it didnt need any weights. but eveytime ive put on at least .5 ounces or more that does effect the ride quality. do u balance light duty truck (f-150, 1500's) tires, u would notice that they need most of the time at least 1 ounce. And another thing Why does it come balanced from factory?
06-Dec-2006, 10:58 PM
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Originally posted by xray
Since we're on the subject on wheel balancing...does anybody know the going rate $ of taking off a set (4) of tires and putting another set on with mounting and balancing? I heard it was like 50?
Since we're on the subject on wheel balancing...does anybody know the going rate $ of taking off a set (4) of tires and putting another set on with mounting and balancing? I heard it was like 50?
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