Wheel Balancing Really Necessary?

[tutti57]

I can't believe some of the responses here. I mounted four tires on new rims yesterday and they all needed about 1-1.5oz, and hell yeah you would feel that if it wasn't on there. That is the case all the time with new tires. I can't remember the last time I mounted a tire and it didn't need any weight added.

A lot of factors here.

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[tutti57]

I think part of the reason I skipped the balancing is because I really don't know what shops bother to calibrate their machines or even if they know they're supposed to. Makes you wonder if the wheel is better balanced BEFORE it's handed it over. I remember years ago Sears got in some hot water for balancing wheels on machines that had to be hit with a mallet to function or were largely inoperative.







What if your rim had no weights on it to start with?

Then it probably wasn't balanced to begin with.


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