roadforce wheel balancing?

Sniz · 08-16-2008, 01:50 PM

I need to get my tires rotated/rebalanced..........have heard about roadforce balancing?

any word on it? I want to get the best balancing I can get.

Rips335iCoupe · 08-16-2008, 02:22 PM

Road force balancing is the only way to go, especially for today’s low-profile high-performance tires.

This separate procedure puts your balanced wheel and tire under a load to simulate actual driving conditions. Variations in tire sidewall stiffness are noted, and electronically matched to variations in your wheel.

The tire is then rotated on your wheel and remounted for the best vibration-eliminating alignment of wheel and tire. The objective is to create a tire/wheel assembly that is as “round while rolling” as possible.

This process also detects rim "runout" and other wheel defects, which ordinary balancing cannot diagnose.

Prissy · 09-30-2008, 02:26 PM

Damn I just got my 19"s mounted/balanced w/o the roadforce, I only did the regular balancing... Do you think I should go back? I thought the guy there was trying to rip me off lol

Orient330iNYC · 09-30-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Prissy

Damn I just got my 19"s mounted/balanced w/o the roadforce, I only did the regular balancing... Do you think I should go back? I thought the guy there was trying to rip me off lol

if you arent feeling any vibrations at speed.... why would you get it rebalanced?

CirrusSR22 · 09-30-2008, 02:49 PM

If you do search out a place with roadforce balancing, make sure they actually do it. I paid a premium for a place with a machine to do it. I watched through the glass as the guys did it and they didn't even use the roadforce function of the machine

Prissy · 09-30-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Orient330iNYC

if you arent feeling any vibrations at speed.... why would you get it rebalanced?

I haven't take my car to the highway yet... but it's better than RFT on local roads... I'll wait after BMFest to see if I'll get it done.

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Originally Posted by CirrusSR22

If you do search out a place with roadforce balancing, make sure they actually do it. I paid a premium for a place with a machine to do it. I watched through the glass as the guys did it and they didn't even use the roadforce function of the machine

They asked me +$40 for the option, but I said no cuz I was unsure...

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