balancing with EVERY tire rotation??

[flinter]

Hi,

The folks at Tire Rack tell me balancing tires with EVERY
5000 mile tire rotation is a complete waste of money.

Any folks here do this??

 

[BigBuck]

I do, but only because Costco does it free since I bought my tires there.


If I had to pay for it? No way. Maybe once a year/when I feel the car shaking.


Thought I'd also add that Hyundai recommends a balance any time the wheel comes off. So it works for me.

 

[flwxman]

I don't balance unless I have an odd vibration... waste of money otherwise (unless it's free/included).

 

[AstroTurf]

I balance everytime I drive with...

Dyna Beads

I luv em.

 

[flinter]

BigBuck,

Can you show me where in states in Hyundai documentation that they recommend balancing with every rotation??

So, whenever you get a brake inspection, Hyundai recommends
balancing?? Come on!

 

[zyxelenator]

I have balancing and rotate package for tire life,so yes every time, every 5000 to 10000 miles. Usually it costs $70, same as 2 separates procedures without package.

 

[Colt45ws]

Everytime. If I dont I will inevitably have a vibration and need to take it back in to have it balanced anyway.

 

[simple_gifts]

Originally Posted By: crosseyedwx
I don't balance unless I have an odd vibration... waste of money otherwise (unless it's free/included).


+1; have driven 65K on one set with no rebalance.

 

[chad8]

I have driven over a million miles with maybe 10 balances and less alignments. Most tires last me 50000+ , but i drive very easy. If the car has an accident or blow a tire , they get aligned or balanced. Sometimes a tire throws a weight. Usually if a tire goes bad it will shake. Belt separation. Time to replace instead of re-balance.
Big waste of money just like 3000 mile oil changes.
Big money maker for tire shop.

 

[tenderloin]

Have it done every time. Included in the price at Americas Tire

 

[mechtech2]

If your tires are wearing fast, then get it checked every 10k or so.
I have not found frequent balancing to be necessary.

 

[MarioT]

I like to balance the tire that are going in the front after rotation... keeps the shimmy away from the steering. So basicly once for 2 rotations cycles(or 10kmiles in my case) I do rotation here while swapping summer/winter tires.

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted By: AstroTurf
I balance everytime I drive with...

Dyna Beads

I luv em.


The Dyna Bead website doesn't really mention car tires... I've never seen them used on a car that I can remember.
Do they work? Why aren't they more popular?

 

[Colt45ws]

Originally Posted By: MarioT
I like to balance the tire that are going in the front after rotation... keeps the shimmy away from the steering. So basicly once for 2 rotations cycles(or 10kmiles in my case) I do rotation here while swapping summer/winter tires.

That is a good compromise, and what I would do if I was paying for balancing everytime.

 

[01rangerxl]

I think balancing is more of an as needed thing rather than something you need to do on a schedule. The only time I've had tires balanced is when I got them installed. I've never had any issues. Tire wear has been very even on all three of my trucks.