Re: [Fwd: Re: HELP GUYS! (Alignment & Wheel/Tires)]

[Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>]

At 12:52 PM 12/06/96 -0600, you wrote:

>In the tire bay:
>---------------------------
>    <snip>
>Plug in the correct wheel dia/ width/ offset into the balancer
>     <snip>

When you say correct, do you mean the size stated on the wheel itself, or
what it is by using a caliper/measuring tool?

I ask this because the last time I went to NTW for balancing, I was watching
closely and noticed that the guy put 6.5 on the machine as my wheel width.
Hmm... mine are 15x6 inch rims...

I asked him about it, and he said that he measured it as 6.5, so he was
going to use that. He showed me how it measured 6.5, so I let him continue.

So, should I have insisted that he use 6.0? I have not noticed any problems
with the balance of the tires. Perhaps he was correct?

TIA

                             Jim Griffin
                      JGriff@pobox.com
  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4475
                        Maryland, USA
   "Perception is often stronger than reality!"
                               '92 100S
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