Re: Question about on-car spin balancing tires

[jtrealty@xxxx]

On car balancing is not needed for the Delorean. As long as everything 
is normal spin balancing the tires on a modern balancing machine is 
just fine besides your mechanic is correct if you attempt to spin 
balance the rear tires on the car you risk damaging the final drive if 
a 5-speed and on an automatic you can also cause damage to the 
transmission. Modern tires are now balanced very well. Make sure the 
mechanic lines up the tire index mark with the valve and you use the 
minimum weight to dynamicaly balance the wheel-tire assembly. It is 
also better to balance the tire off the car because if you ever remove 
the tire you MUST put it back on EXACTLY in the same position or you 
will throw the rotating assembly out of balance!
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Hank Eskin" <heskin@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I've just received my four new Yoko's AVS Intermediates. I plan 
on taking
> them and my D to a location that performs the "on car spin 
balancing" of the
> wheels.
> 
> Question #1: Do the tires/wheels need to be separately spin balanced 
BEFORE