tire balancers for 17.5" rims
looking for suggestions on tire balancers for 17.5" rims, something other than the standard method of spin balancing and having weights installed on the wheel.
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The closest to having it right is ford truck guy...I was born and raised into the tire industry and can assure you that the bean, bag, Centra Matic and so on guys will disagree because they use these systems and they most assuredly work as promised. Not so much. You should never allow anything to be put inside the tire. The first thing that is applied when building a tire is the liner and they are not as robust as they once were. As for centramatics and wheel weights on large heavy wheel tire combinations they are placed too close to the center to have any real effect.
Because of the tire wheel combination weight,speeds traveled, suspension systems,axle configs, weight placements and overall quality of tires, balancing isn't that necessary. If lighter applications used for hi-performance vehicles were in play then balancing would be necessary. The tires being built today are far better as to needing wheel balancing than they once were.
If when they are being installed, once on the vehicle simply give them a spin to check for out of roundness..most will have some, but if any show too much ask to have them checked and or replaced...although out of round tires is a condition that for the most part no longer is prevelant it can happen.
Save your money...if you have a over riding need to spend, start a fund for all those folks out there that live full time in their RVs/Motorhomes who are having a tough go of it.
Because of the tire wheel combination weight,speeds traveled, suspension systems,axle configs, weight placements and overall quality of tires, balancing isn't that necessary. If lighter applications used for hi-performance vehicles were in play then balancing would be necessary. The tires being built today are far better as to needing wheel balancing than they once were.
If when they are being installed, once on the vehicle simply give them a spin to check for out of roundness..most will have some, but if any show too much ask to have them checked and or replaced...although out of round tires is a condition that for the most part no longer is prevelant it can happen.
Save your money...if you have a over riding need to spend, start a fund for all those folks out there that live full time in their RVs/Motorhomes who are having a tough go of it.
