What is the best type of wheel balancing?

I just bought an 05 F150 Lariat supercrew and I got some 22's from the dealer. They were not balanced and since I was in a hurry he gave me $50cash told me that I can just do it when I have time.

I took the tires to discount tires and after they balanced it , it rides better but I have the steering wheel vibration from 50-80mph. Discount tire has since balanced it 3 times and they always say it was off but when I leave and go on the freeway .. same result .. They are putting the magnets behing the wheels and just spin it on the machine. Is there another better method?? Or a better place to go in the Houston area.

A friend of mine was telling me about glass beads but said he hasn't tried it. Sounds good on this website I went to but then again, they are selling there product. http://www.innovativebalancing.com

305/40 22's

Stephen

 

If you aren't having rubbing issues, you can do a counter weight on the inside of the wheel lip, a standard weight on the inside lip instead of the outside where its visible and "ugly" B.c if you are rubbing you can easily knock off the wheel weights on the inside lip.

those are actually stick on weights with a 3M type adhesive backing to it, and they will come off with road use/time. Plus not to mention when the do come off, it will leave a layer of the adhesive stuck to the rim.

 

I'd have them road force balanced first. Most Discount Tire locations have a Hunter Road Force balancing machine.

 

Is there an extra fee for road force balancing??

 

Usually. My shop charges $40.00

 

I paid $60 for reg stick on weight balancing and they said it was just for one time since they are 22's. I wanted lifetime but they don't offer that. I got it re-balanced the other two times for free because I told them it still isn't good.

 

If there is some oil or oily residue on the rim and they use sticky wieghts, they can come off without leaving any sticky tape behind. Make sure the inner wheel is clean if that is what they are using. BPC will do the job just fine.

 

Finally running right .. They balanced it with the stick on weights and some weights on the inside lip so they can't be seen. On the way home I hit a curb doing a u-turn. Now I got to get someone who will fix curb-rash. Hopefully that won't mess with my balance.

FYI.
Discount wanted another $80 for Road force balancing stating it was going to take 1.5hrs to do and that they normally charge $150 but told me my tire would fail because it is a low profile tire and that kind of stuff is normally for luxury cars or SUV's on car frames ..

 

I'd try a different shop

 

yeah road force balancing, is a roller that rolls on the tire as it rotates the rim, and it checks for any flaws in the way the tire would actually roll on the road. And if the rim, or tire has a flat or high spot, they can re seat the tire to get the high or low minimized.

Ive never heard them doing it with a low pro, but i dont see why they couldnt. And all of the work is done off the car, so shouldnt matter what vehicle the rim/tire came in on

 

I was talking with a guy today, pricing some mud grapplers. We were talking about balancing. He has a set on his truck that is balanced with sand bags same as 18-wheelers use. He loved the ride, some how the sand bag is inside the wheel and bust then balances as the wheels turn...

 

The problem I've heard with a lot of those systems is the moisture in the air (inside the tire) can sometimes cause them to "clump up".

 

you might think i am nuts but a friend of mine has 48" tires and uses a golf ball to balance them and it works great. im not sure how it works though