Wheel Balancing
If your wheels are not correctly balanced you will likely suffer from:
- vibration in the steering wheel
- premature wear in your tyres
- unnecessary wear to the suspension and steering components
There’s a number of reasons why your wheels might need re-balancing in between tyre changes .. perhaps if the wheel has been ‘kerbed’ .. a tyre removed from the wheel and not balanced when refitted .. a weight or placement miscalculation .. weight slipped round the rim .. a weight may have fallen off .. etc etc
We use a Hofmann computerised wheel balancing machine to rotate your tyre and automatically calculate the precise weight and location that additional weight needs to be added to your wheel to correctly balance it.
We only use high quality weights which are clipped to the wheel rim. Poor quality weights tend to crack, slip round the wheel rim on braking and/or fall off.
As an alternative for alloys, to keep your wheels looking good, we can apply stick-on weights to the inside of the wheel. Why have a good looking alloy ruined with weights around the edge!
always be balanced before the wheel is refitted
If we are fitting new tyres for you the cost of a new valve and wheel balancing will always be included in the price we quote you
