Making a statement like that discredits him in a big way. Why would I watch if he’s coming off with something like that?

I will second that. Maybe bigger trucks with floating axles can absorb the vibrations better but any passenger car tire should be balanced.

I actually got FIRED from Kal-Tire for double checking my work. I got called a "Time Waster" because I would spin the tire up a second time after putting on fresh weights to ensure I got "Double Zeros" on the second spin to ensure the customer got a truly balanced tire. I was told to: "Quit wasting time - wheel balancing doesn't need to be exact."

It was also barked at me that "Nobody can feel a half an ounce" which I replied: "I could. And if that's the attitude around here, I'll NEVER bring my toys here for anything!"

Got hauled into the office. Got let go the next day. (Barely worked there for a week. It was and probably still is a "Little Boys" Club)

Funny because when I've worked with REAL MECHANICS at the Canadian Tire chain, I was praised for double checking my work and giving the customer a quality job. Still friends with one of the mechanics I worked with over 15 years later. We had some GOOD times at that store.


But I do agree with Uncle Tony. It's a 4 out of 10 world out there now.

I still think there are good parts out there, but they aren't from the old, traditional lines that we grew up with. King bearings, Cometic gaskets, and Rare Parts suspension parts come to mind.

My experience with rear tire balance seems to be different than his. But I learned something from his experience with the U joints. I would have never thought to check that area. Nobody's perfect and sometimes important things can be learned from surprising places.

for the most part.
there is No money in a cure.
the old days of building stuff to last is gone.
UT is great for folks who want to learn something they didn't know(myself included)
is it 100% spot on, maybe not.
growing up in the 70's all the cheap crap was made in Japan. Now china. who's next?
look up how and why USA outsourced everything.

I ALWAYS spin the tire after applying the weights. Only rarely do they need any additional attention. As often as not, they just need one of the weights moved a small amount rather than more weights added. But it is obvious that some tire shops do give the tires a check spin. There are multiple weights in several places around the rim.

We balance a fair amount of wheels/tires here. Two things that I constantly rail about; multiple weights around a rim and tires that are not round. And we see a lot of both. When we buy tires, it is only matched sets of used from the wrecking yards. Any more, I try to order two sets because often as not, one set will have a tire or two or three that are egg shaped. So back they go. For our personal vehicles, I try to only use Michelin Defenders. Great tires. Very little weight needed and they are consistently ROUND!

Sure he's an average mopar guy. But he's an average mopar guy with a YouTube channel.

Can`t seem to win anymore. At one time you would usually get what you pay for but nowadays not so much. If it isn`t the junk defective products then it`s the poor service or it will get damaged during shipping from poor packaging.