Road-Force Balancing???

[SilverBullet00]

Ok guys, I finally got my wheels in today. I found a good installer to make the magic happen but he is pushing my to get the road-force balancing done. I was wondering what the difference between it and regular balancing is, and if it is worth it or not? My rear tires are very expensive, so if it saves on wear I might consider it. However, the price is significantly more... +15 a tire....

Suggestions/comments?

 

[chuck943]

Road force balancing is the way to go. System utilizes a "road roller" to measure uniformity of the wheel and tire, simulating a road force test and verifying if the assembly is "round when rolling."
If it is out of round then it will match the low spot of wheel to the high spot of the tire to decrease road force vibrations. In other words a perfect balance.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

not worth it on a low profile tire.

road force machines use a loaded roller to simulate the wheel being on the road. it works VERY well with larger size tires but is next to useless on lower profile tires. it will not have any affect on tire wear and if you do want to throw yourcash away all you need to road force is the front tires b/c that willbe the most noticalbe vibration.

you can get them to road force the tires for free. just have them put on and balanced and them come back with a "vibration problem in the steering wheel and in the seat" they will then rebalance your tires using the road force machine. at least thats what we do when we have a problem

 

[SilverBullet00]

sweet, thats what I needed to know!

 

[chuck943]

not worth it on a low profile tire.

road force machines use a loaded roller to simulate the wheel being on the road. it works VERY well with larger size tires but is next to useless on lower profile tires. it will not have any affect on tire wear and if you do want to throw yourcash away all you need to road force is the front tires b/c that willbe the most noticalbe vibration.

you can get them to road force the tires for free. just have them put on and balanced and them come back with a "vibration problem in the steering wheel and in the seat" they will then rebalance your tires using the road force machine. at least thats what we do when we have a problem

What are you doing 2 different types of balancing? The only difference between a road force balance and a regular balance is if you have to break the tire back down and reindex it if the road force is to high. I would rather catch that the first time instead of having the customer have to bring it back. Loose to many customers that way.

 

[twogts4us]

I've got a nasty, steering whell shaking vibe at 40-50 (which is where you end up doing alot of driving)...above or below this MPH range, it disappears...I NEED to have mine road balanced...wish I would have done it sooner.

 

[mity2]

not worth it on a low profile tire.

road force machines use a loaded roller to simulate the wheel being on the road. it works VERY well with larger size tires but is next to useless on lower profile tires. it will not have any affect on tire wear and if you do want to throw yourcash away all you need to road force is the front tires b/c that willbe the most noticalbe vibration.

you can get them to road force the tires for free. just have them put on and balanced and them come back with a "vibration problem in the steering wheel and in the seat" they will then rebalance your tires using the road force machine. at least thats what we do when we have a problem

I was thinking of samething.

 

[scupking]

I have a bad vibration a highway speeds. I checked the psi of my tires and the front left was 5 psi lower then the front right. I brought them all back up to 32psi. I still have a vibration. I'm going to get my tires rotated and balanced Thursday. Let’s see what happens.