repair and maintenance

Absolutely. The wheel and the tire need to be balanced together, to avoid vibration, etc. Money well spent.

Yes, when you buy new tires you alway want to have them balanced. Unless something happens, I don’t do it again until the next set of tires.

Just as oil needs to be changed periodically in order to prevent engine damage, and just as the car’s exterior needs to be washed and waxed periodically in order to preserve the quality of the finish, tires need to be balanced–at least at the time of purchase. In a perfect world, perhaps tires and …

Yes you do, just like mounting. Goodyear usually provides lifetime balancing for every 10-15K which is a good opportunity to have them rotated at the same time for no additional charge.

New tires need to be balanced when installed, and they may need to be rebalanced periodically during their life. Balancing is important, and it’s not overcharging.

Usually you want them balanced. If you aren’t somebody who wants to act normally, don’t have them balanced. If you could still get new tires for $30 each, you could just say no. I had a Ford Tempo which I didn’t respect and an 87 pickup truck and never balanced the 14 months worth of tires I bought.…

Yes they need it. Some places will include it in the price, others will bill it separate.

Stems, balance, wheel alignment, always. I can’t afford the cheap way. I don’t have time to take the shortcut.

Do new tires need to be balanced or is that just overcharging?

Maintenance/Repairs

SteveF August 28, 2011, 11:03pm 8

And your bill also includes a charge for new valve stems. Why, you ask, can’t they just use the old ones? Well, we’ve been through this before. Just accept the fact that the tire dealers insist on installing new valve stems, and that doing so sometimes renders unnecessary a return trip by a dissatisfied customer.

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Do new tires need to be balanced or is that just overcharging?

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