Road Force Balancing question

Tim - $25 per tire at our local Ford dealer. Just had the fronts done. What a difference!!!! Do it! No vibration at 70 mph.
 
2003_MM_FYRE49 said:
I was quoted $50.00 to balance my four tires. Is this in line or too expensive? Thanks in advance.
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That's the CHEAPEST balance for 4 tires that I've heard of.
Especially for Road Force Balancing !!!
My dealer gets 1hr labor to balance 4 tires...
 
It cost me well over $50 per tire!!! But it was worth it, because I had three standard balances before that, and nothing would take away that wheel shake that my car had on the highway until I had the roadforce balance done on all four corners. My hat's off to "FordNut" who posted about it on this board how for practically a whole year his car shaked all over the place until he also had the roadforce balance done. it was because of his posts about that, which lead me to break down and spend the $$ for that. And it worked great!!! (thanks again FordNut:2thumbs: ).....
 
Mike Poore said:
From the video evidence I've seen, lifetime, when it comes to tires, isn't all that long, for Billy. :rofl:
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LOL...u can say that again!!! There was only a few places that I found in my entire homestate that have the equipment for the roadforce balance, and I had to drive clear across the other side of the state just to have it done. So there aren't very many choices I have to shop for a better price. So it was either going to be expensive, or live with the sterring wheel shaking all over the place at 70 MPH.
 
I'm taken aback...

That has to be the lowest price I have EVER heard for Road Force balance.

Do you realize I could actually save money by driving r/t Chicago and having it done over going 8 miles up the road?

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CRUZTAKER said:
I'm taken aback...

That has to be the lowest price I have EVER heard for Road Force balance.

Do you realize I could actually save money by driving r/t Chicago and having it done over going 8 miles up the road?

:shake:
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Such a low price makes me wonder if it's really an acutal "roadforce" balance, or if some places simply call it that to suck you in. if it's really roadforce equipment they use, then it will include a hydrualicly operated roller which exerts pressure on the treads of the tire while it's being balanced which simulates the weight of the car on top of the tire. ;)
 
BillyGman said:
Such a low price makes me wonder if it's really an acutal "roadforce" balance, or if some places simply call it that to suck you in. if it's really roadforce equipment they use, then it will include a hydrualicly operated roller which exerts pressure on the treads of the tire while it's being balanced which simulates the weight of the car on top of the tire. ;)
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This is true, and it could be happening. So, look for the name Hunter.

You may not see the road force device, it comes from the back of the machine and it's hidden under the safety cover while applied. But, if you ask, I'm sure they will show it to you.

I'm seeing the cost of RFB coming down in Chicagoland. About a year ago, I had all four RFB at Discount Tires. They did a good job, charged me 25 buck per wheel, and the car felt great on the highway.

Yesterday, I return to Discount to have some new front wheels installed, and decided to road force balance all four again. Charged me 15 bucks per, and I was surprised to see the weights change on my back tires.

Maybe someone woke up and figured out that if they sold the road force balance a bit cheaper, they could sell more?
 
Sure enough, the total bill for the roadforce balance on the Mountaineer was $50.00. Now to get on an open highway to see how smooth the car is now :)
 
There are a number of Discount Tire locations in DFW with the Roadforce machines, they charge the average schmo about $20/tire, for those with club hookups, it's $10-15/tire.
 
Logan said:
There are a number of Discount Tire locations in DFW with the Roadforce machines, they charge the average schmo about $20/tire, for those with club hookups, it's $10-15/tire.
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I only wish there were some of those places in my state. Unfortunately that isn't the case. :(
 
I just called my buddy that manges a Discount Tire in Oceanside, CA(by Camp Pendelton) and he sez he charges $15 a tire for the Roadforce whether or not you buy tires from him. Regular balance is $10 per so why wouldn't you do it?
 
I had all 4 tires RFB on my 04 Jeep Wrangler. He broke the bead on each tire after running them on the machine. It tells you where the tire & wheel are heaviest. He made slight changes to the position and spun them again with the pressure wheel forcing down. It took 1 hour and cost $100.
I dropped four tires & wheels off at another place last fall to be RFB. Cost was $50 for four. I didn't get to watch......guess balaning on a machine called Road Force Balance is what I got.....not the full treatment.
 
Again, new to this forum. I hope picking up an old **on topic** thread is OK:

Just had new BFG's mounted up, GoodYear had them in stock. But the outer wheel weights are taped on BETWEEN the wheel spokes, and it looks like crap.

I'm looking for confirmation: a wheel should balance with the weights BEHIND the spokes, correct? (Though I'd suspect a bit extra work).

Thanks

---Jay R O
 
Jay - Welcome aboard.:welcome1:

As far as the weights go, the location is determined by the computer balancing machine.
 
jayro said:
Again, new to this forum. I hope picking up an old **on topic** thread is OK:

Just had new BFG's mounted up, GoodYear had them in stock. But the outer wheel weights are taped on BETWEEN the wheel spokes, and it looks like crap.

I'm looking for confirmation: a wheel should balance with the weights BEHIND the spokes, correct? (Though I'd suspect a bit extra work).

Thanks

---Jay R O
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All of the newer Hunter balancers can be set up to put the weights behind the spoke. They either used an older machine or the tech didn't take the time to set up for "behind the spoke balancing".
 
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