Wheel balancing might be one of those services that you never saw a need for, or only did when you got new tires. Did you know that your wheels need balancing more often than that? MotivWerks has some information for you that can help you to understand why wheel balancing is so important.
Brand-new Tires Aren’t Perfectly Balanced
Brand-new tires never need balancing, right? Unfortunately, not so much. Tires that are brand new aren’t perfect, plus your car’s wheels are unique as well. When the tires are mounted on the wheels, that new combination has to be balanced as well as possible to get the best performance from the wheel as a whole.
Roads Are Not Kind to Your Wheels
There is so much out there on the road that does a number on your tires and your wheels. When you start out with balanced wheels, you’re giving everything a fighting chance. Over time, though, hitting potholes, speed bumps, and even curbs affect the balance of each wheel. This makes a big difference in handling and in the life of your car’s tires.
Driving Also Takes a Toll on Tires
But the tires themselves also change over time. Remember that your tires lose tread gradually over time. As much as you might try, that tread loss is not always perfectly even. And as the tire loses tread, the balance on the wheel gradually changes. So, the more tread the tire loses, the more important it is that you’re keeping up with wheel balancing on a regular basis.
Don’t Ignore Change in Handling
Probably the most important factor is that you’re paying close attention to how your car feels and how it handles. When you’re hearing more road noise or feeling anything unusual as you’re driving, that’s an indication that something has changed. If that change is as simple as the wheels being out of balance, that’s easy enough to correct. Making those corrections on a routine basis can help to protect your car’s tires, suspension, and even steering. All of those can be costly repairs that you can avoid.
Wheel balancing is a service that you can have done when you get your car’s oil changed to make life easier. Give us a call at MotivWerks in Chambersburg, PA and we’ll be happy to set up an appointment for all of the services that your car needs. Helping you to keep up with your car’s maintenance schedule is a way for us to help you to be as safe as possible on the road.