Wheel Balancing???

fightman80

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What's a fair price for balancing a wheel?? I've got to balance all 4 of my recently assembled tires and wheels....and so far Cambodian Tire says $15.00 each........

Yet I remember buying tires from a few years ago....and them telling me it was like $5.00 each??????

Anyone have any insight on this???
 
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I paid $25 United States Dollar for 4 tires.

I once had a monro muffler shop try to change me $40 to mount and balance each wheel, which they made it sound like it was for mounting 2 wheels. Sneaky bas****s luckily thry wouldnt mount them.
 
It's about $10 each around here. Not sure what CT is charging. I like shopping at CT for toys and stuff to play with, but their auto center has been nothing but a rude headache for me.
 
I jus got my front end re-aligned and had the tires rotated and balanced. The balancing was $10 per wheel. So $15 should be fair.
 
I know shop around here that'll do it for $8/tire. Seems like $10-15 is about average. WTH is Cambodian Tire?.. and why are they in Canada and not Cambodia?
 
I know shop around here that'll do it for $8/tire. Seems like $10-15 is about average. WTH is Cambodian Tire?.. and why are they in Canada and not Cambodia?

HA HA! It's a play on words....it's actually Canadian Tire....but I also call it "Crappy Tire" and the "Tired Canadian". A friend of mine also calls their Service Department the "Cervix Department"....they have a female Department Manager.......:)
 
Balance with a Road Force machine and haweka adapter is quite a bit more than a regular balance. Around $100 at the Toyota center by me. But its what I have to do to get a good balance since mine is lug centric. When did this change by the way? When did they correct this and go to hub centric? I think it was on the 99 or latter
 
HA HA! It's a play on words....it's actually Canadian Tire....but I also call it "Crappy Tire" and the "Tired Canadian". A friend of mine also calls their Service Department the "Cervix Department"....they have a female Department Manager.......:)

Hahaha that's great!
 
I just had my four tires road force balanced on a GSP9700 for $40 total.
It took ALL of the vibrations out at highway speeds. Definitely recommend it.
 
I'm gonna look into it....but thinking I might forego balancing them.......lol! I've got a buddy that works at NAPA...they have a install shop in the back....maybe get a deal through him?????
 
Little update....I was looking into pricing for Wheel Balancing beads online...found some on E-bay...but $90.00 shipped turned me off!
 
Little update....I was looking into pricing for Wheel Balancing beads online...found some on E-bay...but $90.00 shipped turned me off!

People do the same thing with airsoft BBs for a few dollars. Or are you talking about centramic balancers? Those are sweet, but pricey.
 
I would just go to the local sporting goods and buy 16 oz. of plastic BBs if you're gonna go that route. You'll have to break the tire off the bead to get them in, but that's still cheaper than those.

Neat. Do those rattle at all?

Those will keep the tire perfectly balanced all the time, right?

I just may do that Brian......and Maritimer....I don't know if they rattle or not, but I'm told that the wheels will definately balance with no issues. There are some things to consider, according to a informational video on the E-bay site, other products (like BBs), need the force generated by the wheels to go where they are supposed too, everytime you stop and go again. This product, apparently sticks to the inner tire, and therefore, is always balanced. The only way to move them, is if you:

A) hit the sidewall with a tire iron repeatedly

B) break the bead, and then scoop them out


The product sounds great, and the BBs sound like a good alternative, so I may look into that. The only problem is, I've already had my dad mount these tires for me. Taking them off, would mean him using his huge Tire Hammer (like a sledge hammer, but with a wedged end on it), and possibly damaging my newly painted wheels. OR, spending more money to have them de-mounted by some shop.............
 
I can see the reluctance to have to get the tire off the rim. Otherwise, I like the idea of having ever-balanced tires.

There must be a tire store that can do $10 per tire. Does it shake? Try Walmart?
 
Im not a big fan of Walmart tire center and their brains BUT I know here in Oregon they balance for $5 a tire...
Or dismount, mount and balace for $10 a tire...
Just a thought :)
 

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