TyrePlus Warrnambool's quality wheel balancing guarantees that your car tyres and wheels do not have a heavy spot that may result in vibration and early tyre wear. Unbalanced tyres can quickly develop into far more serious problems, including increased wear of your shock absorbers, struts and other steering and suspension parts.
Wheel balancing, also known as tyre balancing, is the process of equalising the weight of the combined tyre and wheel parts so that it rotates smoothly at driving speed. Wheel balancing involves putting the wheel and tyre assembly on a balancer, which centres the wheel and rotates it in such a way to determine where the additional weights should be placed.
Essentially, wheels and tyre are never exactly the same weight all around. The wheel's valve stem hole will usually subtract a small amount of weight from that side of the wheel, which must be countered on the opposite side to ensure a smooth, safe driving experience.
The most important things to know about balancing are:
Balancing Is Essential: A weight imbalance in every wheel/tyre assembly is inevitable. Only once every so often do our tyre specialists witness an assembly perfectly balanced. Therefore discovering a balance is just as much a function of the machine as discovering an imbalance.
Balance Changes Over Time: As the tyre wears, the balance will slowly and randomly change over time. Most good tyre dealers (like TyrePlus Warrnambool) will rebalance when tyres are rotated, or replaced. Rebalancing at least once over the life of the tyres will almost certainly extend lifetime and durability.
Balancing Only Fixes Balance: Balancing will not prevent vibrations from a bent wheel, irregular tyre shape or wear. Balancing weights can't compensate for a problem that is actually physical in nature, they can only compensate for weight differences.
When combined with a set of TyrePlus tyres, balanced wheels ensure a smooth ride, maximum tread life and increased vehicle performance. Contact us to arrange your wheel balancing service today!
