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Plum Crazy
04-07-2009, 01:24 PM
I need my 20s road forced, no one in Racine or Kenosha has one, does anyone know of any shops with a Road force balancer and what they charge??
Holeshot
04-07-2009, 01:31 PM
There are members here that swear RFB is a gimmick and do the same on a standard wheel balance and you would never know the difference. There is a place in Waukesha and I believe Coop can get it done for you. AKA Jimmy MF Johnson.. If you insist on RFB
Russ Jerome
04-07-2009, 01:31 PM
If your talking staticaly balanced on vehicle Pomps used to not
so long ago. They use a Hunter wheel balancer with a static probe
resting on axle, I used to get 445/85-22's on cement trucks to
spin 100+mph smoothly with the unit (New Berlin 262 782 7757).
Plum Crazy
04-07-2009, 01:36 PM
i work at a dealer (palmen motors)and the hunter machine we have is okay, but i still get some vibrations at 70+ mph, i was just curious how much it costs, if its outragous(more than 20 bucks a wheel) i just rebalance them at work and live with the vibration.
Holeshot
04-07-2009, 01:51 PM
IIRC it runs around $20 a wheel. I cant tolerate vibrations at any speed. I normally get vibrations over 100. And yeas I do tend to driver those speeds.
Russ Jerome
04-07-2009, 05:25 PM
2qts of antifreeze in the tires goes a long way to end the high
speed vibration. There is a silca based addative that does the
same thing, costs more and is cauled "Equal".
Car Guy
04-07-2009, 06:01 PM
Road force balancing is NOT a scam in the sense, the only reason some people say that is certain situations don't require it.....
Reverend Cooper
04-07-2009, 10:26 PM
road force balanceing equalizes the side to side movement(roadforce) by swapping position of the tire on the rim. a tire and wheel can balance perfectly,but if the roadforce measured in pounds is too high there will still be vibration,if the road forece is too high it can not be corrected by anyother way than tire repl. and Yes we do this at my work.
0TransAm0
04-07-2009, 10:31 PM
i work at a dealer (palmen motors)and the hunter machine we have is okay, but i still get some vibrations at 70+ mph, i was just curious how much it costs, if its outragous(more than 20 bucks a wheel) i just rebalance them at work and live with the vibration.


wich palmen? the one in racine?