1. How do you balance your tires?

1. How do you balance your tires?

Vibration in a tire/wheel assembly comes from one of two sources; (1) out-of-round (no tire or wheel is perfectly round), or (2) weight imbalance. The first objective in creating a vibration free ride is to create a round assembly. Our specialized equipment allows us to measure the out of round of the tire and the wheel and match up the high spot in tire with the low spot in the wheel to create the roundest assembly possible, just like the factory does on a new truck (see page 2 in catalog or see web site for a full explanation). We "match mount" every assembly before it leaves our facility to ensure a vibration free ride. This process, along with balancing, takes approximately 1/2 hour - 45 minutes per wheel and tire assembly. With the use of our special centering jigs, we duplicate the mounting method that the factory engineers use to center the wheel on the truck. On "hub centric" (most duallies and all 99-up Fords) wheels, we mount the wheel to our equipment using the precision-machined center hole of the wheel. On "lug centric" (most SRW trucks) wheels, we use a plate with tapered studs that centers the wheel using the tapered lug nut holes on the wheel. Finally, to ensure a super smooth ride and negate the need to ever have to re-balance the assemblies, we add a granular balancing compound to the inside the tire that continuously adjusts to road conditions and to any changes in balance to ensure a smooth ride for the life of the tire. We stay on the cutting edge of mounting and balancing technology by working closely with the equipment manufacturers to ensure that our methods and equipment are state of the art. We have spent a considerable amount of time and effort perfecting our mounting and balancing techniques as they relate to 19.5" tires on ¾ ton and one-ton trucks.