Wheel balancing...is it done on the car?
17-Nov-2005, 01:51 AM
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Re: Re: Wheel balancing...is it done on the car?
Originally posted by Capo
sooooo to really answer your question, they can be done both ways. Having them done off the car is the easiest and cheapest way to do them but you still may find you have imbalances at each corner. The other way is balancing the wheels on the car which is the best way to do it but not many places use this way due to it being more work for them. The reason its better to do it this way is because your not just balancing the wheel/tire but the entire rotating assembly (brake rotor etc). The only real downside to this for the customer is that you have to get them all rebalanced when you go to rotate your tires.
sooooo to really answer your question, they can be done both ways. Having them done off the car is the easiest and cheapest way to do them but you still may find you have imbalances at each corner. The other way is balancing the wheels on the car which is the best way to do it but not many places use this way due to it being more work for them. The reason its better to do it this way is because your not just balancing the wheel/tire but the entire rotating assembly (brake rotor etc). The only real downside to this for the customer is that you have to get them all rebalanced when you go to rotate your tires.
i have never seen this in my life and i worked at a state of the art shop before.
17-Nov-2005, 02:54 AM
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Capo is completely correct. On-car balancing as they call it is dun at specialty tire shops. It normaly costs more. It does give a better balance and its a pain in the *** to do so im happy i dont have to do it anymore. If your just going with winter rims and rubber i would just get your run of the mill "computer balance". goto someone you know that does tires and knows tires. With one spin of a tire someone who knows what they are doing can tell you if the tire was mounted properly how your alignment is if its cupping ...
17-Nov-2005, 05:05 AM
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Well, I've never seen a wheel balanced on a car, but it would make more sense to do it on the car.
I used to install tires, which meant balancing them too.
Where do you guys go to get your tires balanced for $60-$100???? That's a total rip off. I would not pay more than $20 for all four tires.
It should only take 5-10 mins to balance all four tires.
I used to install tires, which meant balancing them too.
Where do you guys go to get your tires balanced for $60-$100???? That's a total rip off. I would not pay more than $20 for all four tires.
It should only take 5-10 mins to balance all four tires.
17-Nov-2005, 07:46 AM
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ahh i see so only at specialty tire shops.
which makes more sense to since they do it day in and day out.
but how does it work exactly?
the wheels are suspended in the air with the car or what?
any pics of a machine?
which makes more sense to since they do it day in and day out.
but how does it work exactly?
the wheels are suspended in the air with the car or what?
any pics of a machine?
17-Nov-2005, 09:57 AM
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