O.K.,here's another of my anarchist opinions,this one on wheel balancing.Years ago it occured to me two elemental factors are universally not recognized by both the public and pro,honest tire installers. Fact--modern tires are made on VERY ACCURATE molds and are already acceptably balanced.Some do put small stickers on the sidewall to indicate an insignificantly lighter side--if you were a neurotic perfectionist,I.M.O.,I suppose you would put the valve stem on the opposite side--all nonesense,of course.Fact #Two--Factory steel wheels are also in excellent balance--unless you are a mudder,I guess.So the question begs--WHAT NEEDS TO BE BALANCED??!!! When I buy new tires I always ask them not to balance them. Once they put a weight on,they have destroyed a good balance and they then add/adjust more weights in an absurd attempt to regain what they destroyed.I like tire guys,but this always ends in a general shop bruhaha with the manager acting as though I must be insane or tragically missguided.I realize balancing is important to their bottom line--but they seem to really beleive in it. Kinda reminds me of the old Flat Earth Society...another tire myth I will explode later on side wall repair--and its' a do it yourself-stay tuned.
