Perfectly true wheels - what a difference!

[Mr Flat Six]

Thats awesome to hear. I am having tires mounted and balanced on some wheels I bought over the weekend. Hoping the car drives a little better as the old wheels didn't seem perfectly balanced and the tires are fairly old.

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by Mr Flat Six

Thats awesome to hear. I am having tires mounted and balanced on some wheels I bought over the weekend. Hoping the car drives a little better as the old wheels didn't seem perfectly balanced and the tires are fairly old.

If the wheels are used, ask your tire guy if they'll spin the wheels on the balancer before they mount tires and see that the wheels look true up and down and side to side before mounting tires. That isn't perfect but it's better than nothing.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by PaulE

If the wheels are used, ask your tire guy if they'll spin the wheels on the balancer before they mount tires and see that the wheels look true up and down and side to side before mounting tires. That isn't perfect but it's better than nothing.

Well it's close enough to perfect, if you can't see excessive runout movement up & down or side to side the wheel is not the problem. Mount a good quality Hi-performance tire & balance it. If you now have excessive movement you have a tire issue, which should be solved by repositioning the tire on the wheel.