Mounted, but not balanced?
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Mounted, but not balanced?
So I took my rims and tires to the shop today to get them mounted and balanced and when i went to pick them up, the shop told me that they mounted them but didnt balance them. They told me there was many ways to balance them but they didnt do it. They said if they did it would leave some kind of weight? ( not really sure what they said ) on the outside of the rim i believe and it would make it look " shitty " as they put it. They said id be fine driving with them not balanced, i just shouldnt really drive over 100. So my question is.... Has anyone else dealt with not getting tires and rims balanced? is it ok? should i take them some place else and get it done? they told me if i put them on and have issues they would do it, they just didnt want to mess them up and have it look bad. Help? 
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the put weight in the inner part of the wheel towards the edge. It doesnt look shitty and in my opinion it needs to be done. You cant even see the weights unless you take your wheel off or someone seriously inspects your wheels, but the weights are normal
you need sticky weights for the inner wheel. ALL wheels shops usually carry them. There are other weights that clamp on to the lip of the wheel which is what they are talking about. DO NOT DRIVE WITH THE WHEELS UNBALANCED
To add to the other replies, the outside clamp-on weights were used on factory steel rims (with hub caps) for most cars until alloy rims became common. Echo the others- don't drive on unbalanced wheels unless you want to buy tires again before the end of this year.
Balance is a must. Off balance can cause your wheel to vibrate. If it's off balance slightly then it might be ok but depending on how bad the balance is, you just gotta do it. Sticky weights are what they put on my HFP wheels so you don't really see them.
So I took my rims and tires to the shop today to get them mounted and balanced and when i went to pick them up, the shop told me that they mounted them but didnt balance them. They told me there was many ways to balance them but they didnt do it. They said if they did it would leave some kind of weight? ( not really sure what they said ) on the outside of the rim i believe and it would make it look " shitty " as they put it. They said id be fine driving with them not balanced, i just shouldnt really drive over 100. So my question is.... Has anyone else dealt with not getting tires and rims balanced? is it ok? should i take them some place else and get it done? they told me if i put them on and have issues they would do it, they just didnt want to mess them up and have it look bad. Help?
exactly! where did you go that tehy didn't balance tires? that's just awful
Just as Chris said.... sticky weights. Nothing else. Ive used sticky weights on all my wheels. Even OEM's that can use clip ons. Clip ons are ugly, I dont even like them on the inside of the wheel lips.
Sticky weights! WoohoO!
Sticky weights! WoohoO!
Forget going over 100mph. When a shitty shop did my wheels I had a crazy steering vibration at 70mph. Anything over that made it worse. Don't ever go to that shop they don't know what their talking about. All wheels should be balanced.
if they match mounted then it might be okay... but you should
take it to a shop that has a hunter roadforce and have them
mount the weights using mounting tape on the rim behind the
spokes.
who the hell mounts tires and tells them they can't balance it
this day in age? lol
take it to a shop that has a hunter roadforce and have them
mount the weights using mounting tape on the rim behind the
spokes.
who the hell mounts tires and tells them they can't balance it
this day in age? lol
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It really is a VERY GOOD SHOP. They knew that there were many ways to balance wheels and they didn't have the proper weights to do your style wheels SO THEY TOLD YOU ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY DID ANY WORK and didn't stick you with a shitty job using the wrong weights. And that is a good shop.
As long as the wheels don't vibrate too much you will be ok driving until you find a shop that has stick on weights and a machine that allows placement of the wheel weights on the inner surface, it's not a biggy unless any vibration occurs
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Alright well it looks like im gonna try to find a different shop to get them balanced.... Hopefully it wont be a hassle seeings how i already got them mounted. im gonna try STS tire and auto. Anyone ever dealt with that company before? I guess they have locations all over.
check out the list of installers available at tirerack.
The Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels
there's a link somewhere for recommended installers and a list
of the equipment they use.
The Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels
there's a link somewhere for recommended installers and a list
of the equipment they use.
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