# How the

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 22, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303 "2009-03-22T15:46:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-the/202303/12 "2009-03-25T07:43:32Z")

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> [@Can you do the soulja boy?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-do-the-soulja-boy/39922/9):
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> I was just told another interesting way I never even thought about. If you have two jack stands that raise high enough and a level surface, you should be able to use the axel and suspend the tire inbetween the stands.
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> I’m not sure if the axel would give you enough cleance to place the ends on jack stands but it is worth looking into.

I have done that before. Seemed to work fine.  
Spin the wheel a few times. If the same point always ends up on the bottom, your wheel is out of balance.

> [@ALAN WATTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alan-watts/39909/6):
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> when you install tire i always lined up the yellow dot with valve stem. _ **not sure on reasoning** _ but someone mentioned it one time to do that and that was what i did. other than that would have to take to motorcycle shop to have it done.

The yellow dot is supposed to be the lighted part of the tire.  
Valve stem should be the heaviest part of the rim.

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