tbburg
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DanMan,.. If the tires were that far out of round on the balance machine, did you mention that to the customer? With modern technology, any radial tire that's out of round is pretty much guaranteed defective, isn't it? Not trying to be a dick, just curious. I'm not a tire tec., but if they don't spin true on a straight rim, doesn't that indicate a problem?
Static balancing is where a wheel/rim combo is placed on a spindle with a bubble level, and weights are added to center the bubble. Nothing moving during balancing, hence "static" balance.
Dynamic balancing is done by spinning the tire ad measuring the actual rotational balance. You not only add weight where needed on the rim, but also on the inside and outside bead.
Pretty sure force matching involves finding the heaviest side on the tire, and aligning it with the lightest part of the rim. this would allow for the lightest possible weights to get the tire in balance.
Road force balancing: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=109& It's pretty much a commercial for Tire Rack, but read the last 3 paragraphs.
I think that was supposed to read "force match"what does "force march" and "Static balance" mean?
Static balancing is where a wheel/rim combo is placed on a spindle with a bubble level, and weights are added to center the bubble. Nothing moving during balancing, hence "static" balance.
Dynamic balancing is done by spinning the tire ad measuring the actual rotational balance. You not only add weight where needed on the rim, but also on the inside and outside bead.
Pretty sure force matching involves finding the heaviest side on the tire, and aligning it with the lightest part of the rim. this would allow for the lightest possible weights to get the tire in balance.
Road force balancing: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=109& It's pretty much a commercial for Tire Rack, but read the last 3 paragraphs.