Question about balancing...

Front tires are always balanced an any truck.

Drive tires never get balanced, at least not at any tire shop up here. I have also never had a problem either.

 

Hi Sunnydaz maybe I can help you.............there are two ways to balance tires, static and dynamic.......tire and wheel on a balance machine or tire and wheel mounted on the truck. Although both ways are good I prefer balancing on truck because everthing gets balanced at one time....tire,wheel,hub and brake drum. Just keep in mind even after balancing your tires, they still could be out of round.......due to improper mounting or a defective tire,wheel.......your tire should not be anymore than 60thousands out of round. Have your tire shop use a dial indicator to check this......REQUEST IT......trust me, I have seen new brand name tires that have been over 120 thousands out of round. We all know tires cost alot of money be sure you are getting what you pay for.......BE SAFE!!!!!

 

agreed, if you drive mainly on the road you want them balanced, if you are of road alot you can get away with just to fronts. On out of ballance front can yank the wheel out of your hand if it's bad enough.
They have a machine that wil shave the tires if they are out of round, of course this is grinding off rubber that you paid for. If they are bad out of round when you buy them request a new tire if they are already on your truck then you can have them shaved.
there is balancing powders and gells and balls you put in the tires that will ballence them as you drive down the road, I'v used them when I had a problem with a steer going out of whack while on the road. THis was al ong time ago and they are much more common now. Smeone else would have more info on them than I do. I know I use the ballence balls in my Jeep with the big super swampers. those mud tires are heavy and real hard to ballance and they throw weights all the time if you do them that way