balancer weights ideally removed and then run it on the machine.

however i can tell you 90% of the shops the balancers have never been calibrated over the years. Another issue is the weights, some of these cheapo weights will have you chassing weights, keep adding and keep removing and back and forth. My personal rule, if i need to add more then 30g, i end up getting the shop to rotate the tire on the rim. and try again.

one of the wheel balancers that i love are hunter's, normally only found in premium shops. These machines are spot on. Those shops cost more to do the balancing but ive never had an issue, and with the smart weight option, they will rotate the tire on the wheel to minimize the amount of weights used.

yes the road force balancers are the best in my opinion. as they dont just sell u the machine, it also requires the team to periodically calibrate and maintain the machine

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