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Wheel balancing and Wheel alignment

People are always asking about wheel balancing and alignment but quite often get the 2 mixed up.

They are 2 very different functions that we can perform on your car, and wheel balancing will ALWAYS be performed when a new tyre is fitted by us.

 

Wheel Balancing

Wheel balancing make sure that the weight is distributed equally around the wheel so that the tyre rotates evenly. The process involves either knocking or sticking on small balancing weights to the wheel so that we can counter act weight inconsistencies. If you do not correctly balance a tyre when it is mounted on the wheel you can experience a vibration through the steering wheel that over time (besides being unpleasant) this can cause excessive wear to your tyres, steering and suspension components.

All of our van carry state of the art wheel balancing equipment that will identify the imbalance and indicate to the technician the required location that the balance weights have to be added to correct the problem. We also carry adaptors to balance centre less wheels.

 

Wheel Alignment

Wheel alignment is performed to ensure that your wheels and tyres are within the manufacturer's specification. You wheels will generally become misaligned due to either hitting a pothole, a curb or even a speed bump at speed. All of these can knock your alignment out. Once the alignment is out your tyres will wear out faster as you are scrubbing them against the road and your fuel economy will reduce due to the extra force that is required to push your tyres forward.

So getting your alignment checked and adjusted will save on tyre replacement and improve your MPG.

 

One last thing to note.

If you have alloy wheels DO NOT allow anybody to use knock on weights on the outside of your wheel. This will normally mark the wheel and could damage the wheel finish, it also look unsightly. If your tyre fitter does not have the equipment to balance the wheel from the inside call Hometyre as all our vans have the equipment.

 


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