Balancing tires

terry1 · 05-12-2020, 06:02 PM

Has anyone had problems balancing their slicks?
I was having an issue balancing a slick just recently, it
would not come around!
Talking to an old school tire guy, he told me about a
mark on a tire(s) that he always used to locate the valve
stem position.
After emailing a race tire company's tech guy, he told me that
the above mentioned mark is an inspection mark.
I may be the only one that does not know about "the mark",
but, once I re-positioned my slick and stem to the "mark",
the tire balanced up great!!
BTW I am using tubes & rim screws.
Terry K

05-12-2020, 06:02 PM	#1
terry1 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Moncton, N.B. Posts: 276 Likes: 24 Liked 24 Times in 13 Posts	Balancing tires Has anyone had problems balancing their slicks? I was having an issue balancing a slick just recently, it would not come around! Talking to an old school tire guy, he told me about a mark on a tire(s) that he always used to locate the valve stem position. After emailing a race tire company's tech guy, he told me that the above mentioned mark is an inspection mark. I may be the only one that does not know about "the mark", but, once I re-positioned my slick and stem to the "mark", the tire balanced up great!! BTW I am using tubes & rim screws. Terry K