The mark is typically a round stamp that can be seen just above the bead. Occasionally the mark is actually molded in, but the manufacturers I have worked with dont do that because when the tire is used, this can change slightly. It is not a perfect system, but helps decrease the amount of weight needed. I am not sure what numbers you are looking for, unless you mean the alignment numbers the manufacturer supplies or the tech surmises from a combination of manufacturer numbers and questions about vehicle use.
Ben From: Alan Lambert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:50 PM To: 'Brian Shorey'; 'AlfaCyberSite'; Ben Ament Cc: 'AD' Subject: RE: [alfa] Balancing tires on the car + alignment These are informative comments, but; 1] Where are these tire marks and what do they look like. 2] What, (and where can they be found), are the "numbers to use? On all machines? Thanks, and Best regards, Alan Lambert _____ --- En date de : Sam 22.1.11, Ben Ament <[email protected]> a icrit : De: Ben Ament <[email protected]> Objet: RE: [alfa] Balancing tires on the car + alignment @: "'Brian Shorey'" <[email protected]>, "'AlfaCyberSite'" <[email protected]> Cc: "'AD'" <[email protected]> Date: Samedi 22 janvier 2011, 21h17 Ditto! bs is smack on. Further, what many tire installers miss is that most modern tires have a mark where the tire should be mounted in relation to the valve stem. Little weight is typically needed, if this mark is heeded. Ben -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Shorey Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 1:42 PM To: AlfaCyberSite Cc: AD Subject: Re: [alfa] Balancing tires on the car + alignment Ok, I've got to ask - why the aversion to a computer aided alignment? The computer doesn't insist on anything other than the numbers the tech punches in. I bring my alfas to a shop near by, I tell them what numbers to use, and it comes out perfect.. As for tire balancing, there is another shop nearby that has a machine that can detect the balance of the tire and wheel individually, then have the tech rotate the tire on the wheel. The result is optimal balance with minimal added weights. I know of a shop with an on the hub balancer, but nothing comes close to the more modern machine. The above is what I'd be looking for. bs Sent from my iPad On Jan 22, 2011, at 1:31 PM, AlfaCyberSite <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
