Road Force Balance Questions?
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Road Force Balance Questions?
I just got my 05 back from a road force balance that the dealership arranged due to steering wheel vibration and nibble. Evidently, my dealer does not have the equipment and the truck was sent elsewhere for it. My question is, how is it possible that on all four wheels I now have completely different sized weights in completely different positions than before? The wheels were just balanced by the dealer, on the dealer's machine, a couple of week's ago!
If "regular" balancing is so far off, then why is it the standard method? What concerns me, is do I have to find a place for a Road Force balance every time that I rotate the tires, or do I not bother to rotate? I have the stock 17 wheels and Conti tires which I realize is the major issue here. By the way, the vibration seems better, but not gone, I have to drive a few hundred miles to know for sure. I assume that when I get rid of these tire, I would have to buy from a tire dealer that does Road Force Balancing, or else I will just have the same issue again? Also, the truck came back with cold pressure of 39 in every tire, I usually drive 35-36, should I let air some out?
If "regular" balancing is so far off, then why is it the standard method? What concerns me, is do I have to find a place for a Road Force balance every time that I rotate the tires, or do I not bother to rotate? I have the stock 17 wheels and Conti tires which I realize is the major issue here. By the way, the vibration seems better, but not gone, I have to drive a few hundred miles to know for sure. I assume that when I get rid of these tire, I would have to buy from a tire dealer that does Road Force Balancing, or else I will just have the same issue again? Also, the truck came back with cold pressure of 39 in every tire, I usually drive 35-36, should I let air some out?
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Road force balancing matches the tire to the wheel so that high spots on the tire are matched with the low spots on the wheel. So in your case it sounds like they had to deflate the tires and rotate the tire on the wheel to get optimum position. This naturally will require different weights than before. However, you likely will not need to road force balance every time they are rotated. Now that the tire and wheel are matched properly a regular dynamic balance should be all it needs. If some problem develops, then a repeat road force balance is indicated.
