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How do you balance a tire?

What is meant by balancing a tire?

Answer:

take it to a tire shop. the easiest way to explain it is. go look at a tire on the nearest car. you see that little metal piece on the edge of the rim? that is a counterweight. it should be about 1-2 inches long, and they have various weights. when a tire gets going fast, if it is not properly balanced (weight evenly distubuted) it will start to wobble. to correct this, they identify the heavy spots, and add weight to the light spots to keep the forces on opposite sides of the tire equal. hope that explains it.

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