[urq] [WT-Audifans] Road Force Balancer

[B Vibert]

Hunter Road Force balancers have been around for quite a while, should 
be lots in Toronto.  Force balancing is the only accurate way to measure 
the forces as the tire rotates under load.  Tires can have unbalanced 
properties that are not weight related, it could be a heavy or light 
splice in one of the tire components causing the problem (radial force 
variation) this machine will pick it up along with other measurements.

We use much, much more expensive and accurate force machines when making 
new tires, sometimes even force-grinding tires to even things out.  Also 
can be used to determine which side of the car a new tires goes on, must 
balance out any conicity so the vehicle doesn't pull to either side.

Burl
1990 20v X3
Kingston


On 25/01/2011 6:18 PM, Max Hoepli wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> For the first time a road force balancer was used on one of my rims was
> cleaned due to oxidation and refitted with the tire and balanced.
>
> Anyone have experience with this type of machine? Who are the 
> manufacturers
> of road force balancers? And $$$.
>
> Automotive Import Market on Denison in Markham, Ontario claims to be the
> first shop in Canada to have such a balancer. I found the shop through 
> Tire
> Rack. I didn't like the part that the car has to be driven to the back to
> the garage and clients are not allowed to be in the shop. Clients can wait
> in the large waiting room-rim/tire display centre.
>
>