[Shop-talk] Wheel Balancer

[David C.]

eric at megageek.com wrote:
> My question is, do they make a static balancer for car tires that is as
> simple and accurate as the ones for motorcycles?  I'd love to find a way
> to balance a car tire as the weights come off my truck tires every now and
> then (rough use.)

Motorcycle static wheel balancers use the axle to balance the wheel. 
You would have to fab up some kind of hub to axle fixture to use a 
rolling type of static balancer like motorcycles do.  However, I 
remember when bubble level balancers were the only game in town and they 
seemed to work ok.


> http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/product.jcw?nval=1101021470&statenval=1101021470&productId=2004035&shopid=100001&pageid=12&TID=8014524F&utm_source=Google_Product_Search&utm_medium=CSE&utm_content=product-14035G&zmam=73771597&zmas=18&zmac=129&zmap=14035G

> http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Wheel-Balancer-Balance-Anywhere/dp/B001IMJNHA/ref=pd_sbs_auto_1