Tire Installation questions
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Tire Installation questions
I managed to destroy my stock Pirelli rears in a little over 2000 miles(!), so I need to install a new set of tires soon. I bought my tires online and need to find a local installer to get the tires installed. A couple of questions related to this:
1. Do you recommend "road force" balancing? I found a local tire shop that charges an additional $25 per tire for this. Is it worth it?
2. Do you have any recommendations for tire shops in Orange County (near Irvine)? According to TireRack, Service Specialists in Irvine provide road force balancing. The total cost per tire at this shop is $65 per tire ($30 + $5tpms + $3 disposal + $2stems + $25 roadforce). Is this what I should expect to pay for this service?
Thanks!
Update: The price I listed above is directly from TireRack.com. I called the shop directly, and they quoted $95 for two tires with roadforce balancing. I was told that I do not need tpms or stems, and the cost for roadforce was an additional $15 per wheel ($65 + $30 for two wheels)
1. Do you recommend "road force" balancing? I found a local tire shop that charges an additional $25 per tire for this. Is it worth it?
2. Do you have any recommendations for tire shops in Orange County (near Irvine)? According to TireRack, Service Specialists in Irvine provide road force balancing. The total cost per tire at this shop is $65 per tire ($30 + $5tpms + $3 disposal + $2stems + $25 roadforce). Is this what I should expect to pay for this service?
Thanks!
Update: The price I listed above is directly from TireRack.com. I called the shop directly, and they quoted $95 for two tires with roadforce balancing. I was told that I do not need tpms or stems, and the cost for roadforce was an additional $15 per wheel ($65 + $30 for two wheels)
Last edited by vmx128; Feb 2, 2011 at 08:00 PM.
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I managed to destroy my stock Pirelli rears in a little over 2000 miles(!), so I need to install a new set of tires soon. I bought my tires online and need to find a local installer to get the tires installed. A couple of questions related to this:
1. Do you recommend "road force" balancing? I found a local tire shop that charges an additional $25 per tire for this. Is it worth it?
2. Do you have any recommendations for tire shops in Orange County (near Irvine)? According to TireRack, Service Specialists in Irvine provide road force balancing. The total cost per tire at this shop is $65 per tire ($30 + $5tpms + $3 disposal + $2stems + $25 roadforce). Is this what I should expect to pay for this service?
Thanks!
1. Do you recommend "road force" balancing? I found a local tire shop that charges an additional $25 per tire for this. Is it worth it?
2. Do you have any recommendations for tire shops in Orange County (near Irvine)? According to TireRack, Service Specialists in Irvine provide road force balancing. The total cost per tire at this shop is $65 per tire ($30 + $5tpms + $3 disposal + $2stems + $25 roadforce). Is this what I should expect to pay for this service?
Thanks!
$5 for TPMS. If you only had them for a short while .....Batteries shouldn't be dead yet.
$2 for stems on almost new TPMS
Find another place.
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Holy crap.. I paid $25 a tire at NTB here in Maryland, that included balancing (no idea what roadforce balancing is.. sounds like an industry buzzword for "please bend over and smile" to me for balancing).
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Road Force Balancing
Smooth-rolling tires and wheels can be the difference between having a vibration-free driving experience or a shaky one. If the tire and wheel tolerances are not examined, corrected, or are allowed to "stack up" rather than "cancel out" each other, the possibility of a balance or road force induced ride vibration exists. Tires are made up of internal beads, body plies and belts that are encased in rubber, assembled and cured. Alloy wheels are cast, cooled and machined. And even though they both are built to tight tolerances, there is bound to be some unavoidable weight imbalances during the manufacturing process.
If the wheel and tire are at the edge of acceptable tolerances, Hunter's patented ForceMatching(TM) feature is used to align the high point of the tire with the low spot of the rim. This helps maximize ride quality by minimizing the effects of tire force variation and rim runout. If a wheel or tire is found to be out of tolerance, it is replaced with another wheel or tire that is within tolerance.
Smooth-rolling tires and wheels can be the difference between having a vibration-free driving experience or a shaky one. If the tire and wheel tolerances are not examined, corrected, or are allowed to "stack up" rather than "cancel out" each other, the possibility of a balance or road force induced ride vibration exists. Tires are made up of internal beads, body plies and belts that are encased in rubber, assembled and cured. Alloy wheels are cast, cooled and machined. And even though they both are built to tight tolerances, there is bound to be some unavoidable weight imbalances during the manufacturing process.
If the wheel and tire are at the edge of acceptable tolerances, Hunter's patented ForceMatching(TM) feature is used to align the high point of the tire with the low spot of the rim. This helps maximize ride quality by minimizing the effects of tire force variation and rim runout. If a wheel or tire is found to be out of tolerance, it is replaced with another wheel or tire that is within tolerance.
