Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts

Posted By: galen

Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/23/11 09:18 PM

One tire took 1/2 oz total to balance. The other tire takes 3.5 oz in one area. Pulled tire off and checked the wheel balance and it is perfect. Checked this on 2 spin machines and even stuck it on my old bubble balancer. Tire runout is fine. Has a high speed shake like an out of balance tire. It spins up 0 with 3.5 oz of weight on it but its a big hunk of lead in one spot. No warranty because they have a couple years on them building the car. Should I make a tire swing out of it?

Posted By: 340SHORTY

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 12:14 AM

try breaking it down and rotate the tire into a different position

Posted By: galen

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 01:59 AM

tried 1/2 a turn on the rim no change.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 02:08 AM

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tried 1/2 a turn on the rim no change.

Thats alot of weight for a (so called small) front
runner..... time for a new one.... JMO

Posted By: 340SHORTY

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 09:16 AM

Posted By: dennismopar73

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 03:19 PM

change it to the other rim , rotate if needed!

also , be carefull that the center is not 'running lose '

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 04:19 PM

Quote:

change it to the other rim , rotate if needed!

also , be carefull that the center is not 'running lose '

He said they spun up just the wheel alone and it
was fine so its in the tire... he also rotated it
a 1/2 turn on the wheel(which wouldnt have made a
difference since the wheel was true)

Posted By: therocks

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/24/11 04:51 PM

Flip the tire over.Had some at work that took lots of weight.Sometimes flipping them over will work.Same with rotating them Ive had to rotate some 3 or 4 times.Sometime you just get a tire that takes weight.Rocky

Posted By: Hey19

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/26/11 03:48 AM

I think it is MT for some reason. I just bought 4 of their tires for my street rod and they took a ton of weight on new rims.

Posted By: galen

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/26/11 04:46 AM

I went ahead and ordered another tire. 3.5 oz on such a small tire on a 3.5 rim was a big chunk of lead.

Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Balancing issue M/T sportsman SR fronts - 12/26/11 08:30 PM

Any chance of getting it balanced on the car? Probally to late now, sorry.