artguys wrote:
rooney...I'll say it one time, the modern day radial tire is of such quality they rarely if ever require that much weight, and that includes up to 11x24.5s. Many times it comes down to the installer not having it mounted correctly to the ballancer. "Depends on the situation"...what does that mean? "I've had hundreds of different tires". Well sir, I'm on the wrong side of 70 and spent a life time in the industry and commend you for having acquired that many but to say whatever amount of weight necessary to balance a tire and wheel? Yikes.
Reread my posts slowly, I specifically said that there are obviously situations where it is too much (10lbs as an extreme example). This is where logic comes into play. But to say a minor amount like that is too much isn't accurate either. The reason I've had so many tires is because of my hobbies. I've built many different vehicles for many different purposes and each situation has it's logic for what is reasonable.
I've run retreads, bias ply super swampers, all terrains, street tires, track only tires.... Each situation was different. Yes, a high end street only hard compound tire should be held to tighter tolerances thus requiring less weight but sometimes things happen and a little more weight will resolve it. That doesn't make it too much weight. Not to mention inconsistencies in rim materials.
In my industry we have a foundry where we make our own steel, all sorts of heat treatment process for it as well. When we've dynamically balanced a precision gearset, at times there are shafts that need more drilling than others to properly balance. Can there be excess drilling? Of course, but a couple of extra holes doesn't necessarily constitute too much.
Edit: I can only speak from my experiences and training. Whether someone agrees with that or not is beyond my control.
