While cleaning out my garage recently, I came across several 5-gallon buckets of lead wheel weights sitting next to a manual tire machine and single-plane static balancer that served me well for ...

Heavy walled truck tires are just hard to keep balanced. The weights fly off after a while. Some are glued on some pressed on the bead, but it’s a continuing problem. Centramatic automatic balancers ...

Back in the early days of automobiles, air-filled tires were simply a cushion to take a little bit of the jar and jounce out of treks across trails and cobblestone paths designed for horse and wagon.

An out-of-balance tire not only causes driver discomfort but can also lead to lower fuel economy, mechanical failures, and reduced tire life. Tires already present one of the highest expenses for ...

It has always been a good idea to balance tires, but with the advent of low profile tire designs, such as the 50-, 60-, 70and 78-series, tire balancing has become a virtual necessity to prolong tread ...