TIRE BALANCING Why do we need to balance tires?
Tires Tires come to us that all the compounds are not perfectly distributed Most tires need very little weight added If you need a lot of weight added to the tire. The tire is worn unevenly or the tire is of poor construction.
Wheels Most wheels are balanced to within 1/8 th of an oz. (4 gms) Wheels are of two general types – Steel – Aluminum Alloy All wheels can bend, from the front or the side You need to replace or straighten the rim
Balancing tires Static
Dynamic
WEIGHTS Types – Clip-on
Tape
Ounces ¼.25 ½.5 ¾ ¼ ½1.5 1 ¾1.75
Grams