Road Force Balance

I've got some vibration around 60 to 70 mph. The dealer has balanced my tires once & it helped. Now it is coming back but not as bad. I've got 4700 mi on my 09 dbl cab. Today after work when i got on the Interstate it felt like i had a flat spot on one or more tires. I've noticed this a few times before then it seems to go away. Will the dealer do a Road Force Balance on my tires & is it covered under warranty?

 

My 09 Dbl cab just had an alignment at the 5000 mile service. I told them that when they rotated the tires I had the same problem as you. They did the alignment a few days later and found that the factory alignment was off by .36. This only means one thing. That all Tacoma's built and aligned on that machine or however they do it was fed the wrong specs. And yes it is covered under warranty.

 

I think the road force balance is not a balance but a test of variances in the tire strength. The tire machine uses this pad that is held against the tire and the machine gives it a quick spin. It's checking the sidewalls for evenness. Some All terrain tires always fail that test though. What tires are you running.

 

I had vibes in my Tundra when I changed the stock tires out and put on Revo's. I ended up doing the Road Force Balance and absolutely loved it! It solved my issues and felt it was the best money I've spent on Tundra as the ride significantly improved. What RF does is simulate a load on the tire and find the odd spots and balance them out properly. I recommend it!

Rob

 

had same problem on my 2009 first time at dealer didnt fix it second time they road force balanced them worked perfect didnt cost me anything

 

r ne of u guys running on aftermarket rims and tires or stock wheels

 

Stock for now

 

I have Bridgestone Dueler H/T's.

 

Stock rims, revo tires 265/75-16, love em! Check my photos to view.

Rob

 

Hi

 

Do you believe this is worthwhile and money well spent? Is it he best form of balancing in your experience? Always interested in what operators have to say. Thanks in advance!

Rob

 

Also,

If there is a really heavy spot, would you dismount the tire, turn it, say 90 degrees, and re mount it, hoping that you got a heavy spot on the tire and rim in the same spot before and that they have now moved?

Thanks
Mark

 

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