Balancing wire wheels

Could any member suggest a place in the South East with the kit to balance the wheels on a T series? Is it better to have them balanced whilst fitted to the car? Many thanks. Mike Posted by Firstseadog 20/03/2019 12:26:08

Any decent tyre shop should have the relevant spigots to balance wheels off the car. Never heard of them being done in situ. Posted by Peter Martin 20/03/2019 16:29:32

I have a car in Brazil, and did have the tyres balanced in situ! I've never seen it before, but they jacked the wheel up, put a white mark on it for a strobe pick up, and spun the wheel up to speed with a roller on the machine that the operator was sitting on. Then it told him how much and where to put the weight! It was an old machine, and worked very well. I've never seen anything like it before or since, but it does make sense to balance the whole rotating mass. However... don't think that you're going to get it done so easily in England or USA where I live! Posted by IanHardaker 21/03/2019 00:46:06