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Following up from our article covering how much does a wheel alignment cost we decided to check the prices for a wheel balance.

Firstly lets explain exactly what wheel balancing is and isn’t and then how much you should be expecting to pay for it.

Wheel balance is the art of measuring a wheel and tyre assemblys heavy spot and counter acting them with small lead weights.

If your wheels/tyres are out of balance you will likely get a vibration at speed ( 80km + ). The steering wheel may shake if its a front tyre, the whole car normally shakes if it is a rear tyre. A good tyre fitter will ask you what your symptoms are before ripping in and just balancing your wheels.

Wheels are balanced when new tyres are fitted, the wheel is spun up on a wheel balancing machine and the tyre fitter then bangs on small lead weights and then rechecks, until it spins up perfectly.

Things to watch out for..

• Too much weight – a good tyre would normally only need a smallish weight, if the fitter is attaching enough weights to sink a small boat, it would be a good idea to ask why!
• Weights should be all in one place on each side of the wheel. i.e you would not have weights opposite each other as that is counter productive.
• If you get a shake or wobble at slow speeds, you may have a buckled rim or out of round tyre. Occasionally the tyre may even be seperating which is where the tread and casing start warping out of shape

For pricing here are some examples we found from calling around.

Standard car/alloy wheel balance averaged out at around $12 to $13 per tyre.

RV/Light truck wheel balance $16 per tyre

One place offered us a special high precision wheel balance for $19 a tyre, this involved a back cone and studs at the front of the wheel, to spin it up much like on the actual vehicle itself. This is the kind of thing you could look at doing if you had a slight annoying shimmer or vibration that a basic wheel balance didn’t rectify.

Well there you have it, if you would like to share your experiences good or bad to do with getting your wheels balanced please share with us!

One of those questions where everyone thinks they know the answer but it is actually the opposite of what many believe. The short answer is – if mixing new and worn tyres the new ones should go on the REAR of the vehicle.

For those that want an explanation for this here it is.

Oversteer

Oversteer is when a vehicle is cornering and the rear tyres run a higher slip angle than the front tyres. This means the rear can spin around which is a very dangerous situation for a driver to attempt to control. Oversteer can be caused by having tyres with the highest level of adhesion on the front of the car. For safety reasons this should not happen!

Understeer

Understeer is when the front tyres have a higher slip angle that the rear tyres. Interestingly most car manufacturers have a certain amount of this built into the dynamics of their vehicles as this is safer than Oversteer. Understeer can be caused by having the tyres with the greatest amount of traction on the rear of the vehicle.

The Verdict!
So here it is again just so you don’t forget. New tyres on the BACK of the vehicle for MAXIMUM safety. Often people think that the new tyres need to go on the front as they are less likely to blow out, however this is a false concern.

Hi everyone just an update on stock we will be getting this week. We are expecting another set of the popular 245/40 19 Bridgestones in the next couple of days, and also another set of 225/65 17 Bridgestones ( Rav4 ).

We also have a few sets of 245/45 18′s in stock right now, which is unusual but if you have a Sv6 commodore or another vehicle that has this size on it you can save a lot of money by purchasing from tyresforsale.co.nz.

You can either leave us a message, or check out our..

TYRES FOR SALE ON TRADEME

Very hard to come by these days are the 245/40 19 Bridgestones and to be honest they normally don’t last long. The vehicle this set came off had done exactly 11 Kms. Thats right they have driven from the car dealership to the tyreshop.

If you buy them direct from a firestone/bridgestone dealer you would be paying hundreds of dollars more for a set ( our set is only 1200 dollars.)

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I have managed to source two more sets of these, selling them on Trademe for 700 as have had to scour the length of NZ to get them. As always this game is often more about supply than sales.

If you want to save a few bucks, you can buy a set off me direct, that way you can save money by me not having to pay the listing fees for an auction.

To do that leave a comment below and I will get back to you within a few hours in most cases.

Hi everyone, March has been our biggest month since we started. We have recently qualified to be a trademe top seller, which is not an easy feat by any means!

Stock levels are challenging to put it bluntly, we are totally out of 245/45 18′s right now, however do come across the occasional set which normally sells within a day.

215/70 16 Geolanders have been moving out the door at a great rate of knots, down to our last couple of sets on these.

245/70 r 16 Bridgestone Desert Duellers have continued to be our biggest seller, luckily we have several sets of these in stock, and seem to have no problems getting more.

Other sizes are ticking along as normal, we did have a run on 215/50 17′s though and ended up selling nearly 100 tyres to one customer! We had to get tyres from all around New Zealand to fufill the order, and managed to work out the logistics of that within a good time frame.

If you are looking for the best tyre deals right now in NZ click through here to our trade me listings, hopefully we will soon be doing business.

Rob

How do you know when its time to replace your tyres? Well here at tyres for sale we recommend that you replace them before they get down to the minimum tread depth. Safety should be your primary concern not trying to wing your way through your next warrant of fitness and hoping for a “friendly” WOF inspector.

The legal minimum for your tyres is 1.5mm and this needs to be across 75% of the tyre width, as well as around the entire tyre. There are other things that can mean your tyre won’t pass a warrant and they include..

• Unsafe cuts ( The chords of the tyres could be exposed )
• Bulges
• Seperated tyre ( This is when the steel belts go out of shape )
• Sidewall cuts, bulges
• Unsafe tyre repairs ( e.g the famous tyre plug )

Or pretty much anything that could make the tyre unsafe.

Its actually not that hard to check your own tyres, just get out a match stick, turn your steering wheel to hard lock to check the front ones. For the rear tyres you may need to get down on your hand and knees. Run your hands carefully around the sidewalls to ensure there are no lumps or bumps.

If you have any questions or comments, you are welcome to contribute to this article.

Hi everyone, its sometimes tough getting back to work at this time of year, however the year is already well under way.

We managed to get our hands on another set of 245/45 18 Bridgestones, one set only. We have a few sets of 245/45 18 Yokohames as well.

Other tyres we have in stock below. You can view them all on trademe here.

215/70 16 Yokohamas
215/50 17 Bridgestones
245/70 16 Bridgestone Desert Duellers
195 R15 Bridgestones
195/65 r 15 Bridgestones
205/60 16 Bridgestones
225/60 R16 Bridgestones
205/70 15 Bridgestones

Although we can provide prices on other sizes, the best deals are on the ones we have on trademe. If you prefer to purchase directly we can normally knock another 20 $ off the price. Just leave a comment on this site, if you are not wanting to buy through trademe.

Drive carefully!

With Christmas now nearly here we have the following sets of tyres available. Be in quick as some sizes we are getting runs on right now.

We did run out of the 215/70 16 Geolanders, but have managed to get hold of a couple more sets. Be in quick though.

Other sizes we have in stock right now are below.

245/45 18 Yokohamas – 2 Sets
205/60 16 Bridgestones – 1 set
205/70 15 Bridgestones – 1 set
195 15 Bridgestones – 1 set
225/60 16 Bridgestones – 1 set
245/70 16 Bridgestones – 1 set the last.
215/50 17 Bridgestones – 1 set

Click through to our trademe listings here.

Christmas Hummer

Hi everyone just in time for Christmas have managed to finally get some stock of this popular and superb handling tyre. They come out as original equipment on Subaru Outbacks but are fitted on other vehicles as well.

Click through to our trademe listings if you want to buy a set right now, or you can email me by leaving a comment on this article, I normally get back to you within a few hours.

Also in our Yokohama range we have a few sets of SV6 245/45 r18′s left. Its very important to have a decent set of tyres on your car especially if you are planning on doing a lot of open road driving over the break.

Check out listings for other sizes that we may have to suit your vehicle as well.