[Shop-talk] tire balancing

[Ian McFetridge]

Got me at a loss, unless it is done on the car and they are also balancing
the rotating assembly, do front/rear could matter.  It would be telling to
report what he actually does.

On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 5:53 PM Benjamin Zwissler via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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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