Max Weight used to Balance Tires
If you are buying new LT tires, no matter the brand, what would be the Max amount of weight to balance would you accept before you would say give me a different tire?
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My small town tire dealer (sells major USA brands) says he tells his tire techs to use the dot on the tire/stem hole for a reference point to be used in mounting and locating a position for the smallest amount of weight.
I watched his tire tech mount....then spin...then remount the tire at a certain point...then a final spin.
LOL...I remember one tire dealers tech mounted two 4" long hunks of lead on a new tire on the wheel that had one 1/2" long lead in one spot for the old tires. I showed the mgr the mark left on the wheel where it came from. He had the tech choose another tire and find a spot with the smallest weight. The new 1/2" long weight came out about 3" from the old spot. The mgr said the store owner hires young kids for him..... cheap labor costs.
I watched his tire tech mount....then spin...then remount the tire at a certain point...then a final spin.
LOL...I remember one tire dealers tech mounted two 4" long hunks of lead on a new tire on the wheel that had one 1/2" long lead in one spot for the old tires. I showed the mgr the mark left on the wheel where it came from. He had the tech choose another tire and find a spot with the smallest weight. The new 1/2" long weight came out about 3" from the old spot. The mgr said the store owner hires young kids for him..... cheap labor costs.
