Should I Balance My New Tires?

mike-s wrote:
Yep. Unless the brake hubs are balanced separately, doing just the tires/wheels can make things better or worse. You can also make things better or worse simply based on how the hub/wheel are clocked.

Find a shop with one of these, and mark a stud and wheel hole so they always get clocked the same.

I have an on the vehicle balancer but not the ride on model in the video. I can tell you that I have had drums that were as much as 5.5 oz. out of balance. Unless one knows the condition of the hub/ drum, balancing is just a fell good exercise.

A tire, wheel and drum assembly can be static balanced on the spindle if all grease is removed, the seal is removed and the bearings lubricated with very light oil. I have mentioned this before, but have never heard of anyone making the effort.