How much weight is too much when balancing a tyre?

Synopsys:
-exceeding 5 ounces (140 gm ) of total weight (combined on both inner and outer sides of the same wheel) is considered excessive when balancing

-More than 15 hammer-on weights on one wheel could also indicate a problem with the wheel or tire.

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This post has been edited by zeng: Jun 29 2025, 09:56 PM

honestly it really depends.. alot of the regular shops the machines are poorly maintained and the calibration is off. The only time i do balancing is when i get new tires, after that rarely every do i need balancing unless i hot a pothole and knocked off the weights. IF your tire shop balancer is fine, then sure no need to look for the road force.

personally anything more then 50g per side i will have the tire spun This post has been edited by scoupe: Jun 30 2025, 04:55 PM

Whilst driving straight ahead on a straight road with hands holding firmly, the steering wheel of my 2007 Avanza is slightly crooked and off centre to the right currently.

It's about 3 mm tilting to the right (clockwise, pointing at say, 12.05 o'clock direction) in relation to desired straight on steering wheel position/direction as pictured below:

Actual crooked steering wheel direction:


Desired straight-on steering wheel position/direction:


Note:
Kindly zoom in on red coloured circle surrounding head light indicator on right hand side of steering wheel.

This post has been edited by zeng: Jul 4 2025, 06:43 PM

There's a shop on FB called Get It Tuned on FB based in Rawang that talks bout suspension symmetry. May want to check the place out if you have persistent alignment issues that cannot be resolved. Sometimes the suspension components are defective from the factory ie unequal length making alignment simply impossible no matter what