The tire/balancing/alignment shop I (long ago) had tires balanced on the
car is no longer in business. The tires were first balanced on the
machine, installed, and as I recall the fellow (always the same one)
attached the 'unit' to the center hub - keeping in mind there once was a
time when most all cars had hubcaps and when removed one had access to
the hub. The fellow would stare at the machine, but always put his left
hand on the fender. It took me awhile to figure out that his hand was
the final decision maker.
The alignment is also very important to me in that I need a shop which
does not use computer balancing - meaning I don't necessarily want what
the computer insists on. Also, the fellow doing the balancing needs to
have an educated seat for when he takes the car out for a run. Good ones
will often come back and make final adjustments, based on that seat.
So what I'm really looking for is a shop who has a fellow with an
educated hand, and another with an educated bottom - and both will take
the time to do the job right.
Biba
Irwindale, CA USA
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