Slick Balancing

[Terry Cain]

Originally Posted by Larry Merk

We've balanced a bunch of tires on a similar balancer. We found it necessary to make sure that the side of the wheel with the most offset must face DOWN. Otherwise it was so sensitive it would not work. You might try that and see if it solves your problem.

Also, place weight on inside, half way in depth of wheel. *ex* 10" wheel, glue in 5" down from bead..

[Dragsinger]

another tip to experiment with;

example: say the tire needs 6 oz at the 12;00 o'clock position. put 3 oz at the 10 & 2 position.

[Bruce Schoenbaechler]

Always balanced slicks with the deepest offset down. Used stick on weights, used duct tape to cover them. Never had any kind of problems.

[Hacksaw]

The wheels i'm working with are 15" wide rims, 4" bs. After removing the engagement lever it became possible to put the deepest offset down. This made it manageable. Thanks for the replies and advise.