Let's try this again, after proper editing. Oops.
> Steve,
>
> Do you kill and prepare all your own food too? (kidding)
>
> By the time you get that all set up you could probably have all the
work
> done at any local garage with a balancer. The balance you achieve with
any
> sort of balancer design that doesn't have the tire/wheel assembly rotating
> will be, as the name implies, a static balance. (weight on one side only,
> usually the inside) While this is better than no balance at all, it's a
far
> cry from the dynamic balance achieved on a wheel balancing machine.
(weights
> on both sides of the rim) The difference is that the static balance will
> not correct for the imbalanced of the tire/wheel from side to side. A
> shopping cart wheel that's doing that constant annoying wiggling as you
push
> it may be a poor example, but that's what you'll feel like your wheels are
> doing from the drivers seat with a static balance.
>
> I'd save the aluminum stock and drive the car to the nearest competent
> shop that has a modern balancer. This should be inexpensive, and will not
> only provide a better quality ride, it'll lengthen the useable life of
your
> tires. I do this kinda work every day and can guarantee you'll be happier
> with the results of a proper dynamic balancing.
>
> Chuck Rothfuss
> Pole Cat Hollow, NC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven W. Reilly" <luckyone@sentex.ca>
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I have a set of 4 chevy wheels that I would like to try and balance at
> > home.
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