What is this called:




Did it at service. It says the tyre got 10 mm tow in.

i thought that thing for checking balancing?

Yes it is. Not all shops have it though

iinm use to check for your camber

i duno the exact name but this is called "machine balancing" whereas normally shops will take out the tyres and put it on a machine and spin it.

This is an Alignment Machine , To chech ur wheel Alignment to prevent abnormal tire wear

TOE in one of the angle in alignment , there is Camber and Caster angle as well
Toe in or out they will adjust for ur during alignment adjust

google search for more details if u wanna know more about camber , caster and toe in/out

LOL. this is not balancing machine. even on wheel balancing machine is different from this. most accurate balancing is on wheel balancing. meen you not take out ur tyre.

hmm looks same to me

Nowadays they even have 'off wheel' high speed balancer, not many shop have these too...more accurate, fool proof (cos some ppl really dunno how to do onwheel balancing, spoils the car)

Did one wheel balance before doing that one shown in picture

why u wanna know the name .. wan buy isit?

not sure exact name since various manufacturers assembling it, generally known as Wheel Alignment Checker (laser type)

also another version as azbro mentioned, more accurate .. the laser type is very sensitive and leceh one

No. So next time I can ask shop to do it. If don't know name, how to ask to do it

It's just another tool for checking alignment.

A tool is only as good as the user =D

this is pn wheel alignment... it is f****ng expensive compare to off wheel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhMmlEJScs

i am prefer on wheel since i am using 40mm wheel spacer on my Cayenne. sometime off wheel balancing is ok but when put on, you still feel vibration on high speed since ur spacer is not 100% accurate and balance.