how can this be (tire balancing)
07-25-2009, 09:36 PM
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07-27-2009, 02:54 PM
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Re: how can this be (tire balancing)
This just recently happened to my girlfriends car and we had to take her car back three times.
1st time the machine was not calibrated.
2nd time the guy was not placing the weights in the correct area of the wheel.
3rd finally got a guy who knew what the hell he was doing and so everything is absolutely peachy.
Definitely go back to them and asked them to re-balance them.
1st time the machine was not calibrated.
2nd time the guy was not placing the weights in the correct area of the wheel.
3rd finally got a guy who knew what the hell he was doing and so everything is absolutely peachy.
Definitely go back to them and asked them to re-balance them.
07-27-2009, 04:28 PM
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Re: how can this be (tire balancing)
whoever mounted the tires might have put too much lube on the beads so when u do a burnout or heavy accel the tire moves on the rim causing it to become imbalanced again....or the weights fell off...or your tire pressure changed..or yea.......
07-27-2009, 04:31 PM
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Re: how can this be (tire balancing)
lool just read the model...prolly impossible to do a burnout in that...do a road force balance if you havent already..just because the balancer machine says '0' most of the time ur rims arent perfect so there will still be some sort of vibration - really only a few things it could be unless ur suspension is #$@$
07-27-2009, 04:42 PM
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Re: how can this be (tire balancing)
Feel the tires, like rub them with your hand around the circumference of the tire and feel for any uneven spots, scalloping or signs of broken belts. It's possible to get a faulty/defective tire. Has happened more than once to me. Check all of your lugnuts to ensure that they are tight.
Take them back to the installer and ask them to be checked, since it isn't right. You as the consumer paid for a service and it isn't correct. They shouldn't have a problem correcting the issue.
Take them back to the installer and ask them to be checked, since it isn't right. You as the consumer paid for a service and it isn't correct. They shouldn't have a problem correcting the issue.
07-27-2009, 04:43 PM
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Re: how can this be (tire balancing)
There could be a few things. Rim mounted incorrectly on hub. Machine could be out of calibration. Weights could have fallen off due to dirty inner walls. HE could have had the wrong setting for the type of weight application for your type of rims that you have. Or the bead could have not been set completely prior to balancing causing untrue circular form which will throw off balance when the bead sets completely after rim was mounted on the car. I have seen all situations so there are many possibilities. YOur best bet. Take it back and have them check it out. 
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