Often confused with wheel alignment, a properly balanced wheel is a beautiful, perfectly tuned wheel-tire combination. This is accomplished by placing measured lead weights on the opposite side of the "heavy spot"—the noticeable tread wear on your unbalanced tire.

How do I know if I need my wheels balanced?

Is your vehicle vibrating at certain speeds, say, between 50 and 70 mph? If so, chances are your wheel is out of balance. One section of your tire is heavier than the other because it's endured more exposure to the friction and heat of the road. Come in for prompt, professional service—most people are very satisfied with the difference such a simple and inexpensive procedure makes. Look for these signs, and if you find either one, come see us:

• Scalloped, erratic wear pattern on tires.
• Vibration in steering wheel, seat, or floorboard at certain speeds.

Stop in at Tiremag and check out our new Road Force Balancing system.

This machine solves vibration and tire pull problems that balancers and aligners cant fix! 

• It detects non-ballance, radial-force-related problems with:
• • Tire uniformity
  • Tire and rim runout.
  • Wheel-to-balancer mounting error.
  • Improper bead seating of tire to rim.
• Faster troubleshooting & repair
• • Quickly calculates the contributions of the rim and tire to radial vibration problems and presents the technician with easy step-by-step repair instructions.
• Identifies potential vehicle pull or drift problems.
• • The optional StraightTrak® LFM** feature measures lateral tire force, then applies that information to the set of tires, providing multiple placement choices to eliminate or minimize pull problems – an otherwise unfixable vehicle complaint during alignment service.
• Dramatically improves ride quality & customer satisfaction.
• • Duplicates vibration measurement and tire/wheel matching methods previously used only by vehicle manufacturers to provide that “new car ride.”