[Shop-talk] Wheel Balancer

[Arvid Jedlicka]

And Harbor Freight offers one ...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=39741

as does Northern Tool along with some customer reviews ...

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_47571_47571

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David C." <cavanadd at verizon.net>
To: <eric at megageek.com>
Cc: <shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Wheel Balancer


> 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