Undercarriage Fabric Repair on TT
I have a new to me 09 Puma 29FQS that I am quickly learning about. I was up underneath checking things out and saw this damage in the right side wheel well and some forward and aft of it. I apolog...
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Huntindog wrote:
When getting the tires balanced, they need to use a lug plate.
Most all TT wheels are lug centric, not hub centric like on a car.
This means that the big hole in the center of the TT rim is not actually in the center. Balancing using the center hole is a waste of time/money and may well make it worse.
Most tire shops hate to use them if they even have them.
Interesting. My tire shop did them the standard car way and I will have to see how they do. My shop was good in they didn't charge me to balance them but they didn't have a lug plate. I imagine if I can find a place that has a lug plate they will be really expensive to get them balanced as most places charge $8-10/wheel just to car balance them.
