[Shop-talk] tire balancing

[Benjamin Zwissler]

Well, I vote he has no clue what he's talking about.  What I learned was
that static and spin balancing were not the same thing.  Static was done
with a bubble balance without spinning.  Spinning meant spinning.  There
was spinning on the car and spinning off the car, but I don't think anyone
does it on the car anymore.

I don't know why they would balance front and back differently, seems like
balanced is balanced regardless of front or rear.

On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 5:32 PM Steven Trovato via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Two years ago, I purchased a set of Michelin tires for my Ford
> Expedition at BJs.  It was not a great experience, and I don't think
> I'd do it again.  The tires do come with a road hazard warranty,
> though, and free flat repair.  I got a puncture in the right rear
> yesterday, so I ventured down to BJs once again.  The guy there asked
> me if it was a front or rear tire.  He said they balance them
> differently.  He said it was "statically balanced" but on a machine
> that spins it and uses lasers.  I don't know what he is talking
> about.  I told him it is a rear tire, but that shouldn't matter,
> because it will be a front tire when I rotate them.  He told me I
> shouldn't do that.  I have to bring the vehicle to them to rotate and
> re-balance.  None of this makes any sense to me.  Have things changed
> drastically or is this guy nuts?  I should note that all this stuff
> is free when you buy the tires there, so I don't really see any
> financial motive for them to want to do this.
>
> -Steve
>
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