Road force balance
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From: South Eastern MI Michigan
Road force balance
I was just looking through the posts and ran across something called "Road force balancer". I am looking to put tires on my 09 in the spring and am now curious about this.
Anybody know about these? What's the benefit?
Should my local Corvette dealer be properly equipped?
Anybody know about these? What's the benefit?
Should my local Corvette dealer be properly equipped?
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Many but not all good tire shops have them.
Check the Road Force site here for tech info and explanations:
http://www.gsp9700.com/
Check the Road Force site here for tech info and explanations:
http://www.gsp9700.com/
Racer
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Concord NC
Thanks Rick. I hadn't seen that before and was curious about the machine. I am having an issue with ride and am having a road force balance done next week. Now I am really looking forward to it instead of feeling like it was a shot in the dark at fixing my ride problem.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2011
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finding a shop with a good road force balancer and a touchless tire machine may be difficult, not to mention gonna cost too
that equipment is BIG $$
i thought about buying my own.... but WOW... certainly not cheap
that equipment is BIG $$
i thought about buying my own.... but WOW... certainly not cheap
Team Owner
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
Be sure to give the tech some specs to shoot for. On a C6, road force numbers:
20 is too high
15 is acceptable but could be better
10 is excellent
I had a guy who was satisfied with a RF of 22 on one of my tires, couldn't figure out why the car was vibrating. As someone said, you can have a square that is perfectly balanced but it won't roll very smoothly.
20 is too high
15 is acceptable but could be better
10 is excellent
I had a guy who was satisfied with a RF of 22 on one of my tires, couldn't figure out why the car was vibrating. As someone said, you can have a square that is perfectly balanced but it won't roll very smoothly.
Race Director
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From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Many of the Discount Tire Stores in my area have them, but you have to ask for it specifically.
During the latest install of new tires on my C6 the tech was determined to get below '12' on the machine.
I didn't really know what he was referring to.
Thanks for putting it in perspective. Makes me feel better about the $20 tip I gave him.
During the latest install of new tires on my C6 the tech was determined to get below '12' on the machine.
I didn't really know what he was referring to.
Thanks for putting it in perspective. Makes me feel better about the $20 tip I gave him.
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