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Wheel balancing
I have searched the forum and there are lots of threads about having them balanced but can't find any saying how . How are they balanced ? Presumably with stick on weights on the rim at both sides. Could anyone confirm this as I want to know what I am talking about when I go to get the tyres fitted? |
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They can put the stick on weights only on the inside of the wheel.This is sufficient for a proper wheel balancing.
DONT let them put those hammered-on weights on the outside face of your rim.This is for commercial trucks....... Last edited by powers1; 08-04-2010 at 05:09 AM. Reason: spelling |
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TerryJenk,
GOOG "wheel balancing" and it will make your head swim, with all the methods... Hard to get around "external wheel weights"; if you look, I'm sure your oe wheels have some on each wheel. Like most stuff, cheaper is not better: find a very good tire joint or, BMW Indy, that has a good quality dynamic wheel balancing machine, a tech that does wheel balancing regularly, and uses good stick-on, colored plastic weights. There are several "on the car/120 mph" machines, but unless the tire/wheel combo is screwed, I've never had much luck with that method. A good dynamic machine will do both static and dynamic, and the weights can often be put on both the inside and outside of inner rim. The debate of "where/how" is like an oil thread: a hundred "answers", imo. The "non-weight" method of some internal balancing stuff is not worth piss in a boot, imo. The oe wheel weights, from BMW, are very elegant; the 2nd time around, the best that can be done are plastic colored weights, done carefully and well. It isn't rocket science, but a good wheel tech can do wonders... GL, mD New tires=new balancing: how my 19" staggered 132s look with new tire/balancing weights:
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Thanks for the info - by 'external weights' I meant not having the lead clip on weights on the front face of the wheels - these seem to be favoured by lots of tyre fitters in the UK even on alloy wheels ! I have the same wheels as you . I can live with plastic stick ons.
I have downloaded your photo and will print it and take it with me :-) Last edited by TerryJenk; 08-04-2010 at 02:06 PM. Reason: extra info |
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You want to use a shop that has a Hunter Road Force balancing machine. I am assuming they have them in the UK.
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Hi - apparently there are Hunter Road Force balancing machines in the UK but they are few and far between - I will try to search one out.
Just as a by the way , I have been to Marietta ! Drove from Atlanta to Nashville ,then Memphis and down to stay with a friend of mine who lives in Slidell near New Orleans. Super holiday although Willie Nelson singing 'On the road again ' springs to mind ! Last edited by TerryJenk; 08-04-2010 at 05:24 PM. Reason: correction |
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Small world with regards to the Marietta thing. I am sure a lot of people drive through Marietta on I-75 at some point, but probably not many UK Xoutpost members.
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I recall a couple of other brands in the ol'sod:
Coats, maybe...and Schenk or something close. Hunter equip. may be few and far between. GL on the balance job. mD
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Thanks to you both for the info - the existing tyres are ok at present but I am going to put a new set on before winter ( as I am typing this the rain is bouncing off the roof ! ) so have a bit of time to do some research.
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