Wheel balancing

Steve · 17 Feb 2006 at 18:57

Do you balance rear wheels?

Had two 18/35/245 Pirelli Pzerro Rosso stuck on the rear today and when I queried why they didn't balancethem I was told you don't on rears just the front.

Now the dude had an M3 Evo himself and was in the trade so I didn't argue but jsut wanted to make sure he wasnt talking rubbish.

there was no balance weights on the rear before I changed the tyres thinking about it.

On a side not when the wheels were off I could check for the hall mark to prove my AC Schnitzer type IIs were the real deal which they are

Yay!

No-One · 17 Feb 2006 at 19:02

Personally I would get them all balanced. Otherwise you can't rotate the wheels front/rear to balance out tyre wear.

ShakenNstirred · 17 Feb 2006 at 19:40

they were talking bull
you have all the wheels balanced
i just had 4 new tyres fitted and they balanced all 4

Steve · 17 Feb 2006 at 20:24

No-One said:
Personally I would get them all balanced. Otherwise you can't rotate the wheels front/rear to balance out tyre wear.

The rears are wider and back specific.

Did they balance your rears because they need to or to charge you more? I don't know the answer just asking

Simon · 17 Feb 2006 at 20:32

You need to balance all things that rotate. If not they will vibrate!

Fallen Hero · 18 Feb 2006 at 16:43

Steve said:
The rears are wider and back specific.

Did they balance your rears because they need to or to charge you more? I don't know the answer just asking

Correct, like the previous poster mentioned, they should be balanced when the new tyres are fitted.