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Old 03-29-2010, 12:35 PM   #1
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wheel balance

Can the aluminum rims be balanced on a spin balancer with the center hub cone? Or does the rim need to be mounted by the lug nuts on the balancer?
The reason i ask is the tire shop didn't know of anybody with a balancer to mount the wheel to the machine by the lug nuts. I was also told the hole in the center of the rim isn't necessarily in the middle. the lugs center the wheel on the hub not the center hole.

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Old 03-29-2010, 02:36 PM   #2
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Never heard of such a thing, I have always had my TT wheels balanced with the standard wheel balancing equipment at any garage and never seen them use the lug nut holes.
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Old 03-30-2010, 04:40 AM   #3
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Aluminum wheels are fixtured using the center hole (hub hole) as a locator when the lug holes are drilled. Therefore the lug holes are centered.
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Old 03-30-2010, 04:52 AM   #4
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So does that mean the center hole is centered?
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Old 03-30-2010, 08:04 AM   #5
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So does that mean the center hole is centered?
Yep. Honestly I've never seen any kind of wheels balanced any other way than using the center hub hole. The aluminum alloy wheels on my pick up are balanced using the center hub hole just like with steel wheels.
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Old 03-30-2010, 03:43 PM   #6
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I talked to the shop that mounts the tires for keystone. First they told me they only balance tires upon special request. But when they do balance them they use a spin balancer and attach the wheel with a cone through the center hole.

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Old 03-31-2010, 03:50 AM   #7
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I saw a post on another site where guys are now using 4-6 oz. of antifreeze to balance trailer tires. Most be similar to using the balance beads they use on truck(big rigs) tires. I did a google search and from what I found it works.
Might be an alternative to the balance weights.
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Old 03-31-2010, 04:09 AM   #8
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Are you talking about adding Ballast to a tire to balance it? I do not see how adding 4-6 oz of antifreeze will balance a tire and rim combination.
When adding a weight to a tire and rim combination, this is too eliminate the out of roundness cause by the tire manufacturing process were extra mass is left on the tire. Thus the weight is placed opposite the added mass of the tire. How does a floating addition of weight help when the tire is going around as it is driven down the road?
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Old 04-01-2010, 03:45 AM   #9
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I truly do not understand how it works but it works. I assume that the antifreeze, beads or whatever liquid used, will gravity to the lighter side of the mass to reduce vibration.
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