One for the Land Rover Lads

[BarrieJ]

Very nice! I passed my driving test in a SWB Landrover, my first car.

The wife's first car was a SWB Series III Petrol Hardtop, she loved it. Kids in the back, not so much.

 

[indy4x]

Would love to have seen the lazy tyre guy balancing those wheels, theres about £10 of lead on them

Will have to post a picture of one of my Insa tyres, think there is about 750g of stick on weights Out of the 4 I think the lowest is 250g

 

[Shox Dr]

Would love to have seen the lazy tyre guy balancing those wheels, theres about £10 of lead on them

Waste of time, imo. It will never go fast enough to justify them, or notice lack of

 

[lexi]

The wife's first car was a SWB Series III Petrol Hardtop, she loved it. Kids in the back, not so much.

The word car has been used rather loosely...........you mean tractor

 

[tomsutton529]

When wheels get balanced are they 2 plane balanced?

Adding 750g to a wheel sounds very excessive, ive added less weight to Fans to bring the vibration down from Self destruct levels to you don't know its running, The last big one I did weighs a few Ton and is a few meters across and I think we put about 450g on it.

 

[octo0072000]

When wheels get balanced are they 2 plane balanced?

Adding 750g to a wheel sounds very excessive, ive added less weight to Fans to bring the vibration down from Self destruct levels to you don't know its running, The last big one I did weighs a few Ton and is a few meters across and I think we put about 450g on it.

in the past i have put over a 1000 grams 2.2pounds plus on landrover 750x16 remoulds and over 3ks 6.6 pounds on 7.5 ton remould tyres not ideal

 

[Rig Pig]

Just needs a couple more weights and it will be fine!

 

[tomsutton529]

in the past i have put over a 1000 grams 2.2pounds plus on landrover 750x16 remoulds and over 3ks 6.6 pounds on 7.5 ton remould tyres not ideal

Defo not ideal lol. I would be asking serious questions if I did a job like that.

 

[Shox Dr]

Just needs a couple more weights and it will be fine!View attachment 96393

That rim must be damaged; bent

 

[tomsutton529]

That rim must be damaged; bent

that was may thought, hence asking if they are two plane balanced as that would likely have tried to correct the issue a little better.

 

[octo0072000]

nowadays people don't want weights on the outside of alloys so they balance them on the inside only that wheel needed the tyre off and rotated 180% then balance it again tyres used to come with a mark on the tyre that donates the heavy spot that should be put opposite the valve

 

[octo0072000]

Just needs a couple more weights and it will be fine!View attachment 96393

that should have stick on weights not rim weights

 

[Robotstar5]

I found some of the Land Rover sized remoulds of the 80's needed a lot of balancing, I assumed it was down to quality control of the manufacturer? (built down to a price)

I had an odd one with my current car, took it for a new tyre from a local decent tyre place and they told me both front wheels had been "counterbalanced" which means a previous tyre place had spun up the wheels on the balancing machine with the old weights in place and just added new ones to re-balance it , as they were fitting a new tyre they balanced (properly) both front wheels and checked the rears for no extra cost

 

[octo0072000]

Defo not ideal lol. I would be asking serious questions if I did a job like that.

that was the norm all tyres have heavy spots

 

[colnerov]

Hi, Steel wheels are more prone to being out of balance in their bare state than alloy's, because alloy's are machine finished on a lathe. Steel wheels are pressed and built up from component parts and are surprisingly varied in their 'trueness'.

Colin

 

[Robotstar5]

I had a set of genuine alloy Land Rover rims fitted with new Pirelli's and they had to add a lot of weights to balance a couple of them, I was that concerned I contacted Pirelli and they sent a technician to meet me at the tyre place. After much swapping/rotating tyres they found one tyre was outside spec and one rim was inherently unbalanced. I must say I was impressed by Pirelli, they sent spare tyres with the tech and paid the tyre place for their time/equipment

This was the worst one...

 

[dobbslc]

Just needs a couple more weights and it will be fine!View attachment 96393

Must have been done at Nation Tyres in Borehamwood!
Took then 3 attempts to balance some new tyres! The first two times it was like driving a jackhammer, the third time it still vibrates at motorway speeds but I can't be bothered going back to get the monkeys to sort it out. My wife doesn't notice it!!

 

[Ton-up]

The trouble is that most balancing machines use the centre bore to locate the wheel. Unless the wheels are hubcentric, then they probably going to be out.
I used to get my big Land Rover tyres done at National Tyres where they had a machine that used the bolt holes to centre the wheel. No problems at all when done. Can also be done on the vehicle.
Unfortunatly, the place has closed and is now flats or something.

 

[Shox Dr]

Must have been done at Nation Tyres in Borehamwood!
Took then 3 attempts to balance some new tyres! The first two times it was like driving a jackhammer, the third time it still vibrates at motorway speeds but I can't be bothered going back to get the monkeys to sort it out. My wife doesn't notice it!!

I've just been up to scotland to see my dad. My mate had all on to hold the steering wheel over 60mph. Had to take it to a garage in York to get the a wheel balanced and the steering realigned, his misses reckoned she couldn't feel it

Hi, Steel wheels are more prone to being out of balance in their bare state than alloy's, because alloy's are machine finished on a lathe. Steel wheels are pressed and built up from component parts and are surprisingly varied in their 'trueness'.

Colin

What's the tubular spoked rims for LR, apparently so bad you can't get some to balance with no tyre on

 

[lexi]

I had chinese tyres on a ser 2 . They looked the biz but the truck bobbed up and down. The bleedin' tyres were eccentric.........just like all Landy owners