wheel balancing

Discussion in 'General LADS chat' started by whitep1, Feb 26, 2011.

  1. whitep1

    whitep1 Active Member

    Probably a daft question,but how important is wheel balancing?The reason i ask is,i,ve just bought new wheels and some of the balance weights have fell off,there not on the car yet,but when i went in my garage this morning some of the weights were just lying on the carpet.I,m not planning time attack/trackdays/rwyb,i just use it as everyday car,should i take them back to get balanced again(its a hassle)or not bother?
     
  2. CAMS

    CAMS LADS Sponsor

    very important reduces wear on bearings :wink:
     
  3. whitep1

    whitep1 Active Member

    Thanks mate,i,ll take them back and get them done again
     
  4. markscooby

    markscooby Active Member

    before they do them ask them to clean the inside of your wheels with a cleaner as they mawax have a wax on them if they new wheels and thats y wour weights falling off
     
  5. whitep1

    whitep1 Active Member

    Oh they,ve got wax on them alright :lol: ,about 5 coats so far
     
  6. Toffee

    Toffee New Member

    On the rears you can get away with not been balanced, on the fronts you will notice it straight away :wink:
     
  7. CAMS

    CAMS LADS Sponsor

    you might not feel a vibration but your bearings will know about it :wink:
     
  8. ProdriveWagon

    ProdriveWagon 3rd Scoob = an ej20 engined Hatch

    You'll notice alright :shock:

    My first car a Mk.2 Escort had horrible sticky things stuck to all the wheels, so being naive, cleaned all wheels, took me a full day to remove all the stuck on 'bits' and clean the wolfrace alloys :lol:

    Then went for a drive ~:shock:~:shock:~:shock:~:shock:~:shock:~

    You live and learn eh! :roll:
     
  9. Toffee

    Toffee New Member

    give over, you will not notice nothing.
     
  10. CAMS

    CAMS LADS Sponsor

    do explain then lee the purpose of wheel balancing :wink:
     
  11. Toffee

    Toffee New Member


    The purpose of my statement was, if I had purchased 4 wheels and one of them had the weights missing I would just chuck it on the rear where it will make absolutely no difference unless it was MILES out, I say this not because I have read a book but because the rears on my car now havent been balanced and I never use to balance the rears on my race bikes.

    However the front is a totally different story, get an unbalanced wheel on the front of your car and you will soon realise this.

    As for the bearings, they put up with pot holes and daily driving hazards and take all this in there stride. simples :wink:
     
  12. CAMS

    CAMS LADS Sponsor

    as he asked is it worh getting them re-balanced. for the sake of £10 is it worth the risk of leaving them as they are or get them re-balanced. £10 vs risk of uneven tyre wear and causing prolonged stress on the bearings easy choice in my book :wink: i always balance every wheel
     
  13. whitep1

    whitep1 Active Member

    I,ll stick with this answer i think :wink: ,it,ll be free anyway as they shouldnt have dropped off.The problem was i dont know which wheel or wheels they came off as i was moving them around waxing them,and then noticed the weights on the floor,so they could have been off any wheel,best be on the safe side and get them all checked even if it does cost me a tenner,it sounds like it,ll be money well spent,thanks again for the advive

    Steve
     

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