Tire truing and wheel balancing

[OldCracker29]

I guess we're never to old to learn something new, or should I say old. That's pretty cool.

 

[dirtyoldman]

Man,that's old school stuff and works great.I had that done on a set of tires back in the '70s.Very smooth ride after that.

 

[Draenor]

Did they do all 4 tires? I had one shop do it, but the retards told me you only needed to do the fronts, as you wont feel the vibration from the back due to the lack of weight.

So I asked, "What happens when I rotate them?" That confused the hell out of them. I am suprise no one ever ask this. So they then did the rear. I never went back to that shop, but they did do an outstanding job.

How much did this run you? I had all four of mine done for $100 cash.

 

[Black02Silverado]

Did they do all 4 tires? I had one shop do it, but the retards told me you only needed to do the fronts, as you wont feel the vibration from the back due to the lack of weight.

So I asked, "What happens when I rotate them?" That confused the hell out of them. I am suprise no one ever ask this. So they then did the rear. I never went back to that shop, but they did do an outstanding job.

How much did this run you? I had all four of mine done for $100 cash.

They did all four tires, adjusted my rear parking brake as well since I asked about it and the total for it all was $88. I'm not complaining at all. They even got me in at the last moment. I have been dealing with them for 25yrs now. Super great people.

 

[Draenor]

total for it all was $88.

Damn...I got ripped...

 

[Bernie]

Draenor said something that rang a little bell for me... Since you say they balanced them on the vehicle (thus balancing the whole assembly including hubs and rotors) what happens when the tires get rotated? Seems to me the balance would be seriously off then, since the wheels are now on different rotors and hubs.

 

[Draenor]

How I see it.

The rotors and hubs should not have that much of a play in the balance.

1) The weight of them ,unless severly off, is minimal. They are usually balanced.

2) The mass in contrated closed to the center vs the longer travel the tire takes to make a revolution. This should not cause that much vibration.

Thoughts?

 

[Bernie]

How I see it.

The rotors and hubs should not have that much of a play in the balance.

1) The weight of them ,unless severly off, is minimal. They are usually balanced.

2) The mass in contrated closed to the center vs the longer travel the tire takes to make a revolution. This should not cause that much vibration.

Thoughts?

#1 - I agree the effect is probably minimal

#2 - Yes, the mass is closer to the center, but the correction for that mass isn't. The correction, in the form of wheel weights, is being done on the wheel rim, which would tend to "amplify" the imbalance when the tires are rotated to different positions.

 

[Draenor]

Once the tire has been trued the minor balancing could still take place.

 

[Texas Jim]

How I see it.

The rotors and hubs should not have that much of a play in the balance.

1) The weight of them ,unless severly off, is minimal. They are usually balanced.

2) The mass in contrated closed to the center vs the longer travel the tire takes to make a revolution. This should not cause that much vibration.

Thoughts?

#1 - I agree the effect is probably minimal

#2 - Yes, the mass is closer to the center, but the correction for that mass isn't. The correction, in the form of wheel weights, is being done on the wheel rim, which would tend to "amplify" the imbalance when the tires are rotated to different positions.

I don't understand the question...or the problem...

I always have mine balanced again, anytime I rotate them....

If they are rebalanced... it don't make any difference what corner that are on.