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- From: ravalent@mothra.syr.EDU (Bob Valentine)
- Subject: Re: Mounting tires--ride control process
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.200001.1388@newstand.syr.edu>
- Keywords: scam?
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <1da3rfINN853@cairo.crhc.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov6.104253.1703@newstand.syr.edu> <1dnn6sINNbh9@cairo.crhc.uiuc.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 20:00:01 EST
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- In article <1dnn6sINNbh9@cairo.crhc.uiuc.edu> peercy@crhc.uiuc.edu (Mike Peercy) writes:
- >ravalent@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Bob Valentine) writes:
- >
- >| peercy@crhc.uiuc.edu (Mike Peercy) writes:
- >| >I just ordered some tires from Tire Rack. One of the places
- >| >I'm thinking of having mount them recommends something called
- >| >a "ride control process", especially for alloy wheels, for
- >| >$6.50/tire.
- >
- >| Sounds like regular spin balancing to me. BTW, if they
- >| ask you if you want the weigths on the inside of the rim,
- >| say no. THis type of balance yields a less than perfect
- >| (if there is such a thing) balance.
- >
- >It wasn't regular spin balancing. This place was going to charge
- >$16 (double the cost they charge if you buy tires there) to mount
- >and balance each tire, then tack on $6.50 apiece for "ride control
- >process".
-
- Ok, so what then is "ride control process"?
-
- >By weights on the inside of the rim, I assume you mean hidden
- >weights.
- >
- >The place I did have mount these tires (at $11 apiece), only put
- >weights on the inside edge of the rim. (Nothing on the outside,
- >nothing hidden.) The balancer was set up to measure only one side
- >(dashes appeared in the outside edge display). I asked about this,
- >and the guy said that the balancer accounts for both sides in
- >figuring where the weight should go on the inside.
- >
- >Did I get a less than perfect balance? (BTW, the tires required
- >very little weight.)
-
- Technically, you don't get a PERFECT balance, but I personally
- have found that if a wheel takes a lot of weight, with the machine
- set to "inside balance", it will not feel right. So I guess that
- you did get a perfect balance, if there is such a thing.
- I've mounted and balanced many a tire. The only ones (2) that
- came back were Perelli (sp?) P600's, 13", and the customer INSISTED
- on inside balance. Took 3 oz. of weight. He came back after a
- week bitching-and-moaning. I re-balanced the tire "normal", and
- he came back to say thanks.
-
- Cavat Balancer.
-
- >Mike Peercy
- >peercy@crhc.uiuc.edu
-
- -->Bob
- ---> ravalent@mailbox.syr.edu
-