Do I need wheel balancing after tire rotation?

It’s not completely necessary to balance tires when rotating, but it is a good idea to do so. When performed by a shop, the balancing procedure is inexpensive, so its usually paired with the rotation. If you’re doing a rotation job yourself, it’s up to you whether you want to also balance.

Do you need alignment after balancing?

You don’t have to balance your tires before an alignment, it is completely up to you. They are 2 separate services aiming at different things. Tire balancing is done to restore tire balance due to uneven wear etc. While tire alignment is done to adjust the angle of your car’s wheels to the “proper” position.

Does Discount Tire do balancing?

At no additional charge to you, we’ll rotate and balance the tires you purchased from any of our Discount Tire stores for the life of the tires. We recommend that you rotate your tires every 6,000-8,000 miles to ensure your tires wear more evenly.

Should you rotate and balance tires before alignment?

You don’t have to balance your tires before an alignment, it is completely up to you. Tire balancing is done to restore tire balance due to uneven wear etc. While tire alignment is done to adjust the angle of your car’s wheels to the “proper” position.

Can tire rotation affect alignment?

Rotating your tires does not in any way affect your wheel alignment. In fact, it is even recommended that you do it often to assist in checking tire wear and tear. If you fail to rotate your tires regularly, the treads can wear down unevenly in order to create a sort of tough and potentially unstable driving surface.

How long does it take for wheel balancing?

Balancing a set of four tires may take anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours as a standalone service. An older tire that’s seen its share of bumps and bounces (and accumulated more imbalances) will often take longer to balance than a new tire that’s only picked up minor imbalances during shipping and storage.

Is tire balancing the same as a tire rotation?

You notice uneven tire wear. Tire balancing and rotation are often done at the same time, but they aren’t the same service. Tire rotation is when a vehicle’s front and rear wheels are switched to even out tread wear between them. Since both require removing each wheel, it’s convenient to do them at the same time.

Is it possible to balance the rear wheels?

No, you need a machine to balance wheels. If a wheel weight is off even a fraction of an inch it can throw off wheel balance. What you can do is rotate the tires and see if your problem moves to the rear.

How hard is it to balance tires?

If you know how to balance a tire and you are comfortable with handling the mechanics of a car, then balancing tires shouldn’t be that hard. You start by taking out the weights that are on the wheel so that there’s nothing weighing the wheel down, as the extra bulk will make it more difficult to balance them.

Is there a way to make a wheel unbalanced?

Aside from purposely taking off a wheel weight, there’s nothing you can do to make the tire unbalanced. It almost has to be the shop’s fault for not balancing it correctly, or not installing the weight properly. No, you need a machine to balance wheels. If a wheel weight is off even a fraction of an inch it can throw off wheel balance.