cajunspeed

I'm getting ready to have my new wheels installed I had a question about tire balancing. The tire installer suggested I road force balance each wheel/tire what does that mean? The cost of each tire dismount/ remount and road force balance is $24.99 What should I do? Normal balance or road force?

saplumr

The guys that don't have the Road Force Balancer will say it's not necessary. But I can give you an example of the good and bad. I purchased a set of 305/45/20 for my Denali from Discount Tire which has the RFB machine. I installed the wheels/tires on vehicle and was smooth as glass, but I didn't like the serrated blackwall and wanted the tires filpped. Bad msitake. After 3 tire dealers attempts to balance with no luck, I tracked down a dealer that had the RFB machine and problem solved again. If I have a choice, I will always have it done.

rhoward2

Virile1973

Yes i would most definetly have it done.That Hunter GSP9700 machine is by far the best balancer that 10 grand will buy.Also 25 bucks for each tire mount/balance is very cheap.Tire shops in the Chicago area charge $45 each.

MagicMtnDan

When you drive a $50,000+ performance car with thousands of dollars in tires and wheels, there's only one way to go and that's to a shop that uses the Hunter GSP9700. There is no substitute!


Going far beyond the traditional functions of a wheel balancer…
The GSP9700 measures radial and lateral tire forces and provides instructions for solving ride and handling problems that other balancers and wheel aligners cannot fix.

Hunter’s GSP9700 is endorsed and recommended by vehicle manufacturers and proven by thousands of repair facilities worldwide as the leader in…

Wheel Balancing
Radial Force Calculations and Eccentricity Measurement
Lateral Force Tire Pull Measurement



Benefits of the GSP9700’s Three-In-One Diagnostic Repair Capability:
Solves Vibration Problems Balancers Won’t Fix
Detects non-balance, radial force-related problems associated with:
Tire uniformity.
Tire and rim runout.
Wheel-to-balancer mounting error.
Improper bead seating of tire to rim.
Faster Troubleshooting & Repair
Quickly calculates the contributions of the rim and tire to radial vibration problems and presents the technician with easy step-by-step repair instructions.
Identifies Potential Vehicle Pull or Drift Problems
The optional StraightTrak® LFM** feature measures lateral tire force then applies that information to a set of tires, providing multiple placement choices to eliminate or minimize pull problems.
Dramatically Improves Ride Quality & Customer Satisfaction
Duplicates vibration measurement and tire/wheel matching methods previously used only by vehicle manufacturers to provide that “new car ride.”

cajunspeed

Thanks!

dark_phantom

Sorry if I hijack this thread cajunspeed. Last Saturday I had my iForged wheels mounted on existing tires and I've noticed that ever since it was not smooth as before. As a matter of fact I've noticed a resonance of the tires, feels like it is jumping and the whole car shakes. Does that mean that it wasn't balanced properly? Would a road force balancer help get rid of my problem and get the smooth ride I had before? I appreciate if anyone can help me answer my questions.

Thanks,
Martin.

johnodrake

Used Road Force Balance on my 540 and WOW what a difference!

shopdog

Sad to say, iForged isn't noted for wheels that are actually round. The road force test will show this, but fixing it may require new wheels.

jnx911

Given the choice I would prefer it.(Road Force)

KILR-RYD

Hey dark_phantom, I am also in talks with vince to figure this out, I have sent him an email and lets see what he says. I have been told by him that I somehow damaged my wheels, when I know this was not the case.

Since you are also on the forum and have the same exact problem as me, It gives me more confidence to talk to iForged. Keep me posted and I will keep you posted. I hate to spend 3k on wheels and have to deal with this..

Anyone ever had this problem with HREs??

9C1

Road Force on the Hunter GSP9700 is the only way to go.
Terry

drgp

It is the ONLY way to get low profile tires balanced propperly. PLUS, it will compensare for some imperfections in the wheels or tires.

RWDRIFTC2

Make sure you are running the hubcentric rings that iForged supplies with the wheels. I see that many people on this board are not running them. Without the rings, the wheels are not longer hubcentric they are only lug centric, which will cause vibration. The general rule of thumb.

talon90

Road force, hands down.

cfl70

0corvette pilot

This is what I know for a fact:
On my car, and on 5 of my friends cars, all done at Butler Tire in Atlanta. First they balance off the car, and then they do the road force on the car. Out of the 6 cars, none of them had any additional weights added or other adjustments once the wheels were mounted and road force balanced.

Opinion:
If your place can balance them just fine on the machine, its unnecessary. I would have a regular balance and drive the car. If it vibrates, bring it back for the road force. Maybe butler tire is just so good that they can balance perfectly off the car.

dark_phantom

kilr-ryd, I saw your post but at the time I did not had my wheels. Please keep me posted, I'm trying to find out if the tire shop can do something about it. If the shop can't do much I'm going to contact Vince and maybe both of us can get some resolution to our problem. I didn't even opened the boxes until they were on the shop and I checked for any damage before they mount them.

Do you know the address and phone number for that shop? I've going to Texas next week and if it's not too far from my path I'll probably drop in so they can take a look. Thanks.

RWDRIFTC2

Dark_Phantom,
DId the tire shop install the hubrings into your wheels that iForged sends with all vetter orders? THey are little plastic rings that go into the back of the wheel.

cajunspeed

This is true My 350z had problems after I put the 19's on it forgot to put the hub centic rings in. In my case it did fix the problem.