Wheel balancing WTF?

[fleming442]

The difference happens when your stamped, steel wheel has a less than regular center section (Olds SSx, Frod Mag 500, etc). You can get the 5 flats somewhat even on a cone, but very seldom perfect.

 

[olds307 and 403]

Which Olds rims are these exactly?

 

[fleming442]

why is it that tire shops don't know the difference and never even heard of lugcentric?

Oh, they've heard of it; they just don't have any tire monkeys that know how or never bought the fitting for the balancer. Most wheels have been hub-centric for a long time, now.

 

[DoubleV]

Nope. They have no idea what you're even talking about when you ask about lugcentric wheel balancing.

I know there are some late model Toyota's that have lugcentric wheels. I THINK even some GM's too.

I can understand if a shop doesn't have the proper equipment to do lugcentric balancing, but to not even know what you're talking about when you bring it up is a real WTF moment in my eyes. It's like not knowing something called a 'carburetor' exists in the world....

 

[DoubleV]

Which Olds rims are these exactly?

Stock Gbody 14x6 Olds Rally's.

 

[pontiacgp]

I know there are some late model Toyota's that have lugcentric wheels. I THINK even some GM's too..

many of the steel black rims they sell for winter tires are lugcentric

 

[fleming442]

You can always have them load force balanced. That way, they're on your car.

 

[olds307 and 403]

I don't recall the two types of balancing but obviously it exists. You decided against the 14" x 6" aluminum rims and went with the classic look.