When your vehicle’s wheels are not in a balanced state, it can wear your vehicle’s tyres early as well as cause speedy wear of your vehicle’s struts, steering components and shock absorbers. That’s why it’s so important for your vehicle to have the right wheel balance at all times, else it will influence your vehicle’s overall performance and possibly increase wheel-balancing cost.
HOW DOES WHEEL BALANCING WORK
The weight of your vehicle’s wheels should be uniformly spread to ensure wheels are properly balanced so that it can render you with a smooth and tranquil ride and lower the possibilities of premature tyre wear.
Watch Out For Signs That Warn You
When the wheel is out of its alignment, it will give a shaking effect when you speed the vehicle, which can be sensed in the steering wheel and the seat. Unaligned wheels can lead to extreme tyre wear and steering or tracking issues. Generally, two types of wheel-balancing service are available viz. standard wheel balancing and computerised wheel balancing.
STANDARD WHEEL BALANCING
A wheel balance ensures that the wheel and tyre weight is scattered equally. This is done by rotating the wheel on a balancing machine that diagnoses wheel’s stability. If the wheel lacks balance, small weights are added to ensure equal weight allocation as well as a smooth and steady tyre rotation.
The standard wheel balancing involves a cone setup to restore the wheel with the assistance of the balancing machine; however, it does not emulate the pressure that is applied to the wheel when it is fitted back to the vehicle using wheel nuts.
COMPUTERISED WHEEL BALANCING
Most recent computerised wheel balancing is done to balance your vehicle’s wheels perfectly, which will render you with vibration-free, smooth driving as well as enhance your vehicle’s fuel economy.
Haweka system is used for computerised wheel balancing and it replicates your vehicle’s wheel when it is fastened to the vehicle with the help of a plate and finger system to simulate secured wheel nuts on your vehicle’s wheel.
At Eagle Tyres, we provide genuine wheel alignment and wheel balancing service in Sydney at cost-effective rates with work guarantees. If your vehicle’s wheels aren’t properly balanced, immediately give us a call at Eagle Tyres on 02 9637 4355, and we’ll be delighted to assist you.
