Balancing Tires and Wheels

CAUTION: Failure to adhere to the following precautions before tire balancing can result in personal injury or damage to components:
- Clean away any dirt or deposits from the inside of the wheels.
- Remove any stones from the tread.
- Wear eye protection.
- Use coated weights on aluminum wheels.

Important: You may balance the tires either on-vehicle or off-vehicle, however the off-vehicle balancing procedures are recommended. Off-vehicle methods are better because tire rotation will not affect the balancing. The off-vehicle balancers are also more accurate than the on-vehicle balancers. Off-vehicle balancers can perform dynamic balancing as well as static balancing.

Tire and wheel balancers can drift out of calibration without warning,or can become inaccurate as a result of abuse. The balancer calibration should be inspected according to the manufacturer's requirements.