Wheel / tire balancing question
I wanted to get some opinions regarding tire balancing. Is it really needed seeing as the tread (or lack of tread) changes so quickly over a race weekend.
What would be your thoughts of balancing the wheel w/o tire and leaving the weights on the wheel regardless of the tire on it?
Who balances their wheels/tires every time changed? Who never balances? Who balances only w/ a fresh set?
I guess the question is should I continue to pay an extra $10 / wheel to balance them or is there a way around it.
Thanks,
Re: Wheel / tire balancing question
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Originally Posted by michaelmosty
What would be your thoughts of balancing the wheel w/o tire and leaving the weights on the wheel regardless of the tire on it?
Sorry, I missed this question before.
This strategy will do no good as the tire and wheel must be balanced as an assembly. Also, the tire is the driving factor in the equation due to its greater weight and larger diameter.
Re: Wheel / tire balancing question
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Originally Posted by Rob Liebbe
This strategy will do no good as the tire and wheel must be balanced as an assembly. Also, the tire is the driving factor in the equation due to its greater weight and larger diameter.
I believe the engineer speak would be "larger polar moment of inertia" instead of "greater weight and larger diameter"... 8)
nuttin but lub fo ya man.