Dan Masters wrote:
>>Art,
>>
>>Agreed, and if you do, as soon as you get home, make a dot of paint on the
>>hubs or drums in line with the valve stems so you can replace the wheels in
>>the correct alignment if you ever have to take one off for any reason. If you
>>take a wheel off and don't put it back as it was, your balancing is down the
>>tubes for that wheel.
>>
>>"On the car" balancing seems to be much more critical for wire wheels
>>than for
>>disc wheels. At least that was my experience when I had wires.
OK... I think this makes sense. Probably because the hubs are not
balanced, so when you bolt on a balanced wheel/tire, it rotates with the
hub, which of course is not balanced. Is this right?
If so, would it not be cheaper in the long run to have the hubs balanced?
Naturally, this would be very difficult for rear hubs... or maybe not.
But, if the hubs were balanced, then you could bolt on any balanced
wheel/tire onto the hub in any orientation, right?
Please correct my understanding where necessary.
Thank you!
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
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