An out-of-balance tire not only causes driver discomfort but can also lead to lower fuel economy, mechanical failures, and reduced tire life. Tires already present one of the highest expenses for ...

Dynamic wheel balancers are powerful pieces of equipment. Performing wheel balancing work safely starts with common sense. Here are a few reminders to help ensure your technicians perform quality work ...

A balancer is a piece of shop equipment that helps a technician ensure the tire/wheel assembly’s weight is even and balanced, so it rotates smoothly once mounted onto the vehicle. Once balance is ...

It has always been a good idea to balance tires, but with the advent of low profile tire designs, such as the 50-, 60-, 70and 78-series, tire balancing has become a virtual necessity to prolong tread ...

Balanced tires are important for both safety and economic reasons. Heavy vibration resulting from unbalanced tires causes increased wear and the danger of control loss. Because an unbalanced tire ...

Before detailing the differences of static vs. dynamic, let’s first explore balance and its importance to sheaves and the overall drive. When an object like a sheave or even the wheel on a car rotates ...

The next time you're driving alongside a truck at highway speed, have a look at the wheels. They should be running straight and true without any wobble or vibration. Lamentably, you probably won't ...

MONTREAL, Que. – You’ve seen it before; an empty trailing bouncing along the road, its wheels spending more time in the air than against the asphalt. Chances are, that trailer’s tires aren’t properly ...

(MENAFN- Ameliorate Digital Consultancy) Persistence Market Research (PMR) has released a new market study on the wheel balancing weights market that involves the global industry analysis 2014–2018 ...

MONTREAL, Que. – You’ve seen it before; an empty trailing bouncing along the road, its wheels spending more time in the air than against the asphalt. Chances are, that trailer’s tires aren’t properly ...