did anyone else have a problem balancing
there wheels?ive been to 3 places and still have
a slight vibration in the rear.Also the rear wheels
are taking alot of weights .ive read about spinning the tire
180 degrees on the rim,nobody ive been to tried this yet.
any suggestions? or does anyone have a good place they recommend in ny/nj?

 

I've had mine back to the shop for it 4 times and its still bad, so I'm going to go back again.

There's a special machine thats supposed to balance them different but I forgot the exact name. I think it was the GSP9000 though, and they have a site where you can look for one in your area and its supposed to be the best way to balance tires now a days. I couldn't find one close to me last time, but maybe there's one now.

 

Originally posted by trashguy
did anyone else have a problem balancing
there wheels?ive been to 3 places and still have
a slight vibration in the rear.Also the rear wheels
are taking alot of weights .ive read about spinning the tire
180 degrees on the rim,nobody ive been to tried this yet.
any suggestions? or does anyone have a good place they recommend in ny/nj?

I believe this link will take you to the site RTKILLA is referring to http://www.hunter.com/pub/product/product.htm This is the machine that Discount Tire uses as well as American Tire, I don't know if you have those chains in your area. Hope this helps!

 

I used the Hunter GSP9700 Tire Machine to balance my 20's. I have replica 01 20's and Toyo Proxies S/T tires.

They ride pretty good, but don't expect them to ride like a Lincoln(didn't want to use Cadillac).

All large rims and tires are hard to get perfect. My local Ford dealer had the Hunter tire machine, check with your local dealer.

 

I have had my 20s polished, straightened and the curb rash taken off by a supplier that my local Discount Tire uses. Discount did the final balance and mounting. They ride and handle better than when they were new. Cost was about $125/wheel. Unfortunately they did not tell me who did the work.

 

I had mine balanced upon install at belle tire,,, great job,, no complaints whatsoever,, had somone do them that had been balancing tires for years and years

~Toast

 

i dont have any big chain stores by me,
only big chain type was a goodyear store
and they said they couldnt do 20s