I have a 1997 Honda Accord. I is the SE model (a 2 door with sun roof and a
non-vetec engine and custom stock brushed alum. wheels)
Since I'm at 190,000 miles, it was time to get a 3 rd set of tires. (Michelin
MX4V's)
When I picked up the car I noticed that they had balanced the wheels by putting
the big ugly weights on the outside! I knew they weren't like that before and
objected to that. After much discussion they consented to do an aesthetic
balance but warned that it would never be as accurate.
Later as I looked at the new ticket I noticed that they had it down of a "static
balance". I then objected to that and said I had paid for a dynamic balance.
They said that it was not possible to do so if the tires were balanced from the
back. That got me to thinking. And I remembered that when I had the prior set
put on I stood in the shop and watched the man do a dynamic balance.
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It sound like to me they tried to do a quick, job. Didn't want to redo the
balance work at all. The only a quick freebie static job.
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I looked at dozens of cars with wheels similar to mine around the parking lot of
the mall after that. Some had weights in the front (mostly older cars) but 90%
did not (none of the brand new cars with stock tires and wheels).
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Is is possible to do a credible balance job with weights on the back of the rim
only?