RinconVTR wrote:
Huntindog wrote:
Doesn't do much in terms of what? IMO it can only improve things or wont be noticed. It sure wont make ANY condition worse! Actually it could make it worse if a lug plate wasn't used to do the balancing.
Most trailer rims are lug centric, not hub centric. This means that the center hole is not perfectly centered. Using a hub in the center hole to balance the tire will garauntee tat it is out of balance.. Quite possible worse than it was before. Tire shops if they even have lug plates hate to use them. It takes longer. Several times I have asked for lug plates to be used, and watched them NOT do it... One time they admitted they didn't have the right one. When I told them I wanted my money back,,, they got one from another location real quick.
So if you believe in balancing, make sure it is really balanced!:B
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For steel wheels, you may have a point. Aluminum? Chances are extremely slim the hub was not machined concentric with the bolt pattern. Very slim.
Frankly, I'm surprised shops today even knew what a lug plate is
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If you were trying to balance a wheel that the center hole was off center you would see the rim out of round when the balancer spins up. Dead give away.
