An absolute must do: Insist on the Road Force balancing machine!!!
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An absolute must do: Insist on the Road Force balancing machine!!!
I just had my new Pirelli Zero Nero MS installed. After reading on the very informative Tire Rack web site about the Hunter Road Force machine and all it can do I wanted to make sure my installer had one. I am picky about work done on my car and why not use a state of the art machine to do it right!! Very few tire /service centers have one in the Asheville area. Luckily Deal Motor Cars, a dealer for Audi/Porsche/VW is a official installer for Tire Rack. Their techician, Tim, was a real pro mounting and balancing the tires. It took him 90 minutes because the Road Force was spitting out very exact data re wheel and tire conditions. It shows if a rim or tire is out of round, taking all the quess work out of it. One tire had to be moved several times on the rim to eliminate high/low spots and to zero out perfectly. It was a lot of work to do it right. It was very educational to see the whole process and made a believer out of me- always insist on using a Road Force machine. It will make you sleep better.
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Originally Posted by SSMTL04
Yep i totally agree with you!! The place that I get my tire/alignment work done uses the Hunter Road Force and that machine is great! +1
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D'oh!! No Acura dealer in West LA/South Bay has it?!!
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I hoped that an Acura dealer close to me had one, like the GM dealers...no such luck. Fortunately, I haven't had any issues with my stock 17" wheel/Michelin combo. At least the Honda dealer nearest my house and a couple of nearby decent tire shops have the Hunter machine.
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I've never needed to do use the road force balace on the TL. My Merkur always required it. Maybe the Pirelli tires are not as round as Michelin as I have no need to road force balance my Pilots. They are smooth as glass.
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Hey anyone know of a Road Force machine in the bay area? The link above is dead. Plus, is there a certain type tire mounting machine I should be looking for? I'm about to get some new shoes and the way some of those machines look scare me. Any help is appreciated...
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Check out any local Discount Tire Co. I had new tires put on today from them here in Las Vegas.........Hunter Road Force machine was used to balance mine. Car dives like a DREAM now with my new Falken FK 452s.........well any new tire vs stock Michelins (crap) would.
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Hey anyone know of a Road Force machine in the bay area? The link above is dead. Plus, is there a certain type tire mounting machine I should be looking for? I'm about to get some new shoes and the way some of those machines look scare me. Any help is appreciated...
http://www.gsp9700.com
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