WHEEL BALANCING

If you’ve noticed your steering wheel wobbling or your ride feeling unsafely rough on the road. Your wheels likely need balancing. You know Balancing your wheels is important to ensure your vehicle runs smoothly improves your mileage and helps to prevent uneven tire wear. We recognize how critical your tire and wheel assembly is to be well balanced. We can help here at a1expresstyres.

What is Wheel Balancing?

Wheel balancing gets your wheels and tires spinning around in perfect harmony, loading your wheel assembly with the right amount of weight around your wheels assembly. When your tire is spinning, it should ideally weigh out to your vehicle’s weight.

It can lead to unbalance and make your vehicle experience things like uneven tire wear, and rough ride, and also have adverse effects on your vehicle’s mileage. The process is where your wheels assembly is mounted on a balancing machine that gets your wheels spinning round to weigh out your weight around your wheels assembly.

Why Do Your Wheels Need Balancing?

When your wheels are unbalanced. You can have vibrations on your steering wheel a rough ride or premature tire wear. It may have happened after hitting a kerb or pothole, upsetting your weights around your wheel. You must balance your wheels by adjusting your weights to make your tyre roll freely. Imbalance can, after a while, lead to bigger issues within your suspension system, making your situation worst and costing you money.

The Difference Between Wheel Balancing vs. Wheel Alignment

It’s important to recognize that balancing is distinct from alignment. While balancing is what your weight is distributed around your wheel assembly, alignment is how your wheels must be arranged relative to your vehicle’s suspension system. When your wheels are out of alignment, your wheels will steer improperly and experience uneven wear. We here at a1expresstyres prefer to have your balancing and alignment on your wheels frequently to reap maximum benefits.

How Wheel Balancing Affects

Your Car Proper wheel balancing also improves your steering and suspension, but most of all, it makes your vehicle’s road contact even out. When wheels are balanced, you are also less likely to have uneven tire wear, extending your tires’ life. It also makes driving easy and your vehicle runs efficiently too. If your car has recently hit a curb or had an impact your wheels need to be assessed for likely imbalance or damage.

What Happens When you Don’t Balance Your Wheels?

When your wheels are out of balance it can have a variety of consequences. For one your vehicle will ride poorly, especially on the highway or at highway speeds. You’ll have vibrations through your seat or your steering wheel. Imbalance wheels also lead to premature tire wear, where your tires will have to be replaced sooner than need be. Finally, driving on unbalance wheels will lead to subjecting your suspension to unnecessary stresses, leading to costly repairs down the road.

How Often You Should Balance Your Wheels

We recommend balancing your wheels every 6,000 to 8,000 miles, or whenever there is evidence of vibration or unbalanced tyre wear. Following driving on a curb or pothole, it is also worthwhile checking on them earlier on. We can have your wheels inspected right here at a1expresstyres and have them balanced, meaning there is no need to wait on your part.

Visit Us Today

If you’re experiencing signs of out-of-balance wheels, or it has been some time since your wheels were balanced, come down to a1expresstyres. Our experienced mechanics will have your wheels and tires balanced to exact specifications, leaving you feeling safer on the road and driving much more smoothly. With our unique internet price promise and our best-in-the-trade service, balancing wheels are easy on your wallet, too.