Balance rims after the winter?

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Mar 28, 2003

CarpeDiem

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Balance rims after the winter?

Hey...Do all u guys have ur rims balanced after the winter..
is it necessary...?or can u just throw em on and roll?

i go to a pretty ghetto tire shop and dont want the guy hammering my rims with
those balance clips...

Mar 28, 2003

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You shouldn't have to balance them if they're already done before the winter started.

Mar 28, 2003

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Re: Balance rims after the winter?

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Hey...Do all u guys have ur rims balanced after the winter..
is it necessary...?or can u just throw em on and roll?

i go to a pretty ghetto tire shop and dont want the guy hammering my rims with
those balance clips...

i wouldnt so much balence them, cause they should be cool still. how ever i would recomend a allignment. If you hit any pot holes in the winter ect....it might have wacked everything out of place.

Mar 28, 2003

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ehhh just glue some 2 pound metal pieces to the wheels ,, and all will be ok ,, heheheh,,,

do what bhaz413 said ,, do an allignment ,

Mar 28, 2003

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You can check u're alignment yourself before getting it done. Just drive and let the car coast on flat road and see if it drifts or wobbles and such..

Mar 28, 2003

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Wrong Forum again...Goes in WHeels and tires.

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Balancing should be done every 4-5k miles, unless you hit some kinda pothole or banged up the curb, you shouldn't waste your monies on an alignment.

Apr 11, 2003

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I'm not sure about your tires, but I get free balancing and rotating of my tires for the whole life of the tires. You may need to get them balanced, but I'd definately get an alignment.