| Author | Message | ||
     Nwxb9s |
Am I being anal by wanting the dealer to balance my front using 1oz or less weight (as it states in the manual)? They seem to think so, they used 2.25oz this time, 1.25 on the right side of the wheel (where the manual says it belongs) and 1.0 on the left side. How about yours? | ||
| M1combat |
I use Metzeler M1's and I generally don't need any weight at all for a balance that's good enough for me... I just line the mark up like the manual says and they come out very balanced. The shop I use found the same thing... What type of tires? Some are more unbalanced than others. If the manual states less than one ounce, I think the dealer should try to stick to it. The problem with that is when you get a tire that just plain unbalances the tire too much and you NEED the weight to get it balanced. As long as the dot is lined up like the manual states and they need more than one ounce, I'd not use that brand of tire again. Ask them whether or not they lined up the dot on the same side as, or the opposite side from the valve stem. I can't remember which is correct. It varies by manufacturer whether they mark the heavy or light side of the tire though. I "think" (but don't quote me) that if they mark it blue, then it's the light side, and if they mark it red then it's the heavy side. It could be the other way though. I'm sure there are plenty on here who know more about tires than I do... | ||
| Nwxb9s |
They are Dunlop 208's yellow dot lined up with valve stem. | ||
| Ortegakid |
I've never had to use more than 1gram on any of the twelve I've replaced, all supercorsas, allways on the rh side. | ||
| Ortegakid |
Sorry, 1 oz(4 1/4 oz pieces) not 1 gram. | ||
| Fullpower |
all of my metzelers have balanced without weights. just lucky i guess? | ||
| Daves |
Michelins on mine, 1/4 ounce | ||
| Dcmortalcoil |
The valve stem side is not always the heavy side. On my rear wheel, the heavy side is diametrically opposite the valve stem side. The proper way to mount the tire is to find the heavy spot (put the wheel without the tire on a balancer). Then line up the dot on the tire with the heavy spot. Sometimes this balances the wheel so that no weight is needed. If more than 1 ounce is needed for the front wheel, the tire should be remounted. | ||
| M1combat |
"If more than 1 ounce is needed for the front wheel, the tire should be remounted." That sounds about right... | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
I'm with DC. Put your rim on the balancer and find the heavy spot, then line the dot up across from it. That's what I did and I only had to use 1 weight. 1/4 oz. | ||
| Rockbiter1 |
they used 2 1/4 oz for my Metzlers on my Superglide...looks like i need to go look at my book fpr the propper specs.... |
