Do you need to re-balance tires as they wear?

 

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Generally no. They only time you would rebalance them is if you suspect they are out of balance, i.e. you threw a weight or you have shaking in the steering wheel at high speed that can not be explained otherwise.

 

yes you should...because as the tire wears the balance point change's...i get my tire's balanced everytime i rotate my tire's

 

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I searched google and I got too many different opinions.

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Generally no. They only time you would rebalance them is if you suspect they are out of balance, i.e. you threw a weight or you have shaking in the steering wheel at high speed that can not be explained otherwise.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is what I thought I have never got them rebalanced. People keep telling me otherwise. TTT

 

Usually every other time you rotate, or every 10,000 miles. Your tires are not perfectly round and do have imperfections. Also a slightly bent rim will wear tires to the point of needing rebalanced.

 

that is also correct hence to get them rebalance and keep your tires nice and smooth

 

i also agree wit dat. after they are worn the balance does get thrown off a little

 

If the balance is thrown off, you will feel a vibration.

If you feel a vibration, you should get your tires rebalanced.

If you don't feel a vibration, you don't need to get your tires rebalanced.

 

hence you don't have to worry about it if you get it done every rotaion

 

re balance your tire every 6k miles. i dont know what the people in this thread are talking about how you dont need to, but as the tread wears off the balance goes out.

i work at discount tire

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmdanny &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">re balance your tire every 6k miles. i dont know what the people in this thread are talking about how you dont need to, but as the tread wears off the balance goes out.

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And your employer makes money every time someone gets their tires rebalanced, regardless if the tire needed it or not. Not saying that that will influence your opinion, as it might not and I don't know you personally. But it probably influences what the shop manager tells you to recommend, right? This isn't a personal attack, just some food for thought.

Kind of like how the guys at the quick oil change shops put a sticker in my windshield telling me to come back in in 3,000 miles. I'm sorry, Honda says my Integra only needs new oil every 7,500 miles, and thats on conventional oil. If I just paid for Mobile 1 full synth, do I really need to come back in less than half of the manufacturer's alloted oil change interval on oil that is supposed to last longer and protect better?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If the balance is thrown off, you will feel a vibration.

If you feel a vibration, you should get your tires rebalanced.

If you don't feel a vibration, you don't need to get your tires rebalanced.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll agree with nsxtasy (seems every post he makes I do). However, I don't think there's anything wrong with someone balancing tires that may or may not need it. It isn't much cost, and if they're willing to spend a little on probably unneeded service just for peace of mind, then its money well spent if the person knows its just for peace of mind. If you actually have to rebalance them every X months, then there's something wrong with either the wheels, suspension, or alignment causing uneven wear.

I rebalanced a set of tires weekly once (cost was free in high school autoshop), because there was vibration that I just couldn't isolate and eliminate. Aparently, my axle was out of balance. Now, this wasn't on a Honda, but even vibration doesn't necessarily mean the tire is out of balance.

 

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Kind of like how the guys at the quick oil change shops put a sticker in my windshield telling me to come back in in 3,000 miles. I'm sorry, Honda says my Integra only needs new oil every 7,500 miles, and thats on conventional oil. If I just paid for Mobile 1 full synth, do I really need to come back in less than half of the manufacturer's alloted oil change interval on oil that is supposed to last longer and protect better?


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That is why I made this thread. When I searched google some websites said they never need to be rebalanced unless there is tire damage. Other websites said different. The ones that said they need to be rebalanced were mostly from tire stores.

 

Umm, Discount rebalances and rotates tires for free.

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And your employer makes money every time someone gets their tires rebalanced, regardless if the tire needed it or not. Not saying that that will influence your opinion, as it might not and I don't know you personally. But it probably influences what the shop manager tells you to recommend, right? This isn't a personal attack, just some food for thought.

Kind of like how the guys at the quick oil change shops put a sticker in my windshield telling me to come back in in 3,000 miles. I'm sorry, Honda says my Integra only needs new oil every 7,500 miles, and thats on conventional oil. If I just paid for Mobile 1 full synth, do I really need to come back in less than half of the manufacturer's alloted oil change interval on oil that is supposed to last longer and protect better?

I'll agree with nsxtasy (seems every post he makes I do). However, I don't think there's anything wrong with someone balancing tires that may or may not need it. It isn't much cost, and if they're willing to spend a little on probably unneeded service just for peace of mind, then its money well spent if the person knows its just for peace of mind. If you actually have to rebalance them every X months, then there's something wrong with either the wheels, suspension, or alignment causing uneven wear.

I rebalanced a set of tires weekly once (cost was free in high school autoshop), because there was vibration that I just couldn't isolate and eliminate. Aparently, my axle was out of balance. Now, this wasn't on a Honda, but even vibration doesn't necessarily mean the tire is out of balance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

I work at Discount Tire but I agree with nsxtasy.

Rotating your tires will help you acheive maxium life of your tire. You don't have to get them rebalanced every so often. I mean if you have time to get them rotated and balance, that's nice, go ahead and do it. The important part is that they get rotated.

 

if you buy your tires at any tire store your tires come with a lifetime balance correct???????? unless of course you bought your tires online then you don't have a lifetime balance.......why not take advantage of your free services if you have them and they are part of the service agreement when you bought your tires....i just get mine done everytime or when needed because i don't want to have to go back after someone rotated my tires and now all of a sudden i am getting a vibration....so now that means i have to go back and wait another 30 to 45 minutes or longer because of the inconvenience of not getting them balanced the first time around...i just try to save myself some time........

 

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Like TunerN00b, I don't think there's anything wrong with balancing tires that may or may not need it. The only downsides are cost and convenience, both of which are minor (or even zero). If you want to get your tires re-balanced, as often as you like, and you don't mind taking the small amount of time and cost to do so, by all means go ahead. I just don't think it's necessary, if you're not experiencing any vibration or unusual tread wear pattern.