# BALANCING TIRES **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 30, 2004, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798 "2004-03-30T09:56:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![will240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@will240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/will240)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/1 "2004-03-30T09:56:34Z")
does anyone know which one is better to do and why? balancing tires off the car or on the car? thanks will ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/2 "2004-03-30T10:15:29Z")
You cant ballance tires on the car. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/3 "2004-03-30T10:18:07Z")
Maybe he was confusing balancing with alignment. :dunno: Balancing costs like $10/wheel. If you bought new rims/tires or your weights somehow fell off, then it’s worth getting it done. ---
**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/4 "2004-03-30T12:59:42Z")
> [@SHIFT\_SR20DET](#): > > You cant ballance tires on the car. Yes you can. [404 | Hunter Engineering Company®](http://www.hunter.com/pub/product/balancer/900T-1/900T-1.HTM) ‘On-Car’ balancing is usually performed on problem vehicles that suffer from constant vibrations. In most case the hub assembly or brake rotor is to blame. ---
**Author:** ![will240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@will240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/will240)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/5 "2004-03-30T15:22:51Z")
great info, thank you ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/6 "2004-03-30T15:33:19Z")
> [@boMex](#): > > [quote=SHIFT\_SR20DET]You cant ballance tires on the car. Yes you can. [404 | Hunter Engineering Company®](http://www.hunter.com/pub/product/balancer/900T-1/900T-1.HTM) ‘On-Car’ balancing is usually performed on problem vehicles that suffer from constant vibrations. In most case the hub assembly or brake rotor is to blame.[/quote] Thanks Mike, I stand corrected. ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/7 "2004-03-30T15:55:58Z")
i need to balance my tires this year as well. time to toss out 40 bucks. to avoid having to do this every year, store your tires lined up instead of stacked. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/8 "2004-03-30T15:59:59Z")
I doubt a lot of shops will carry the on-wheel balancer. It looks pretty involved not to mention you need a special device for it. And like many aftermarket sport wheels, the balance weights are put behind the wheel so that can be a bitch. ---
**Author:** ![boMex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@boMex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boMex)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/9 "2004-03-30T16:00:10Z")
> [@SHIFT\_SR20DET](#): > > [quote=boMex][quote=SHIFT\_SR20DET]You cant ballance tires on the car. Yes you can. [404 | Hunter Engineering Company®](http://www.hunter.com/pub/product/balancer/900T-1/900T-1.HTM) ‘On-Car’ balancing is usually performed on problem vehicles that suffer from constant vibrations. In most case the hub assembly or brake rotor is to blame.[/quote] Thanks Mike, I stand corrected.[/quote]Don’t sweat it Adam, I had to use Google on this one. I was sure I had heard of it being done, just didn’t know where or how. Newbs take note :twisted: ---
**Author:** ![will240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@will240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/will240)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/10 "2004-03-30T18:43:42Z")
I take my car to BURLINGTON TIRE its on harvester just west of Appleby line in Burlington, they have all that equipment there if you need to get it done, I think it cost around $80 to get the wheels balanced on the car. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/11 "2004-03-30T20:47:42Z")
> [@Jesse](#): > > $80 is wayyy too much Wow, excellent contribution to the thread. :ugh2: Going rate for off-car balancing is $10 per tire, and as will240 mentioned, the on-car balancing costs $20 per tire. ---
**Author:** ![Sm0ke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sm0ke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sm0ke)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/12 "2004-03-30T21:49:02Z")
You can’t balance TIRES on the car. On-car balancing involves almost the whole assembly from the hub/bearing outward. If you have no problems with the suspension components and allignment, regular off-car balancing is better and also cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![frigga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@frigga](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/frigga)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/13 "2004-03-30T22:36:11Z")
actually… if you want to take a drive down to etobicoke… its 5 dollars a tire here IIRC 10 bux is for mounting AND balancing… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/14 "2004-03-31T09:23:02Z")
thats more like it 20 bucks is about right. ---
**Author:** ![\_M\_aurice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c5a1d2/32.png) [@\_M\_aurice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M_aurice)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/15 "2004-03-31T11:02:48Z")
A bit OT - If you store tires standing up, doesn’t it create flat spots? Or is that only if they are like that for a really long time? ---
**Author:** ![frigga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@frigga](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/frigga)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/16 "2004-03-31T11:37:00Z")
I dont think that if you stand them up it will create flat spots unless it being stored for a really long time, due to the fact that it doesn’t have the weight of the car constantly pressing down on them. ---
**Author:** ![Sm0ke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sm0ke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sm0ke)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/17 "2004-03-31T12:37:56Z")
If you’re gonna store your car for a couple of months with the tires on, raise the pressure in them so that they don’t flat spot as much, if at all. There’s also a way to get rid of some flat spotting on tires if that’s already your case. ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/balancing-tires/80798/18 "2004-03-31T20:26:35Z")
jst had my wheels balanced today. dude said they were really off and he couldnt get them perfect on one side cuz the tire quality was bad… is this possible? heh i got kumho 711 btw. and i got them last summer so ive only really driven on them for like 3 months.