thepest
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| posted on 19/9/07 at 11:20 PM |
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static wheel balancing
Anyone ever used one of these?
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9422&frostProductName=Static%20Wheel%20Balancer&catID=58&frostCat=Wheels%20&%20Tyres&
amp;frostSubCat=&subCatID=
If so, how would you know where to put the lead? IE on the outer part of the rim or the inner?
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chriscook
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| posted on 20/9/07 at 12:03 AM |
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You don't know which side of the rim to put it on - that's why its static balancing. When the wheel is spun up its dynamic balancing.
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thepest
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| posted on 20/9/07 at 08:52 AM |
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so would it be any good? Static balancing that is
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/9/07 at 09:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thepest
so would it be any good? Static balancing that is
It is perfect as long as you are stationary.
£ 60?!?!?! What do garages charge nowadays a fiver? That is about 12 wheels properly blanced.
No idea if it is any good but I wouldn't buy one.
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Bob C
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| posted on 20/9/07 at 12:24 PM |
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Actually I think static balancing is all you need for the back wheels, particulaarly if you have truck axle or dedion, but dynamic is needed for the
front.
It's all about degrees of freedom...
Bob
PS you can do static balancing by balancing the wheel in a spike in its centre at a point just above the CoG
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chriscook
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| posted on 20/9/07 at 06:44 PM |
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I can balance wheels at work but if the kit wasn't there I'd get them done properly.
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thepest
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| posted on 21/9/07 at 01:17 PM |
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Thanks for the help guys, see here where I live I have to balance rims every month or so. Have more potholes than even road to drive on 
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HAL 1
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| posted on 21/9/07 at 05:44 PM |
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Had something like this for years, gunsons i think, it certainly wasn't anywhere near £60 ! you could knock one up for a few quid yourself with
a small round spirit level and a few other bits, the instructions that came with mine says to put the lead on the outer rim, probably because
it's easier.
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HAL 1
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| posted on 21/9/07 at 05:47 PM |
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BTW, I know what you mean re Maltese roads !
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NS Dev
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| posted on 23/9/07 at 09:25 PM |
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proper dynamic balancers are bloody cheap in the uk at auctions
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