Pointless NTEC chat thread
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I don't think it's Road Force, but they have nice mount/balance equipment.
I've had tires done at both Cobb and EvoD with no complaints, I've never had balance issues with either which is something some places seem to struggle with.
I've had tires done at both Cobb and EvoD with no complaints, I've never had balance issues with either which is something some places seem to struggle with.
Thing is, I've had this odd harmonic for a while, and while doing some reading, ran across a lot of references about road force balancing that made a lot of sense, so I was thinking of giving it a try.
For anyone not familiar with it, the theory is that the inherent flaws in tires can generate vibrations that static balancing can not account for. Road force balancing purports to address this, by simulating the response under load on the road surface.
A manufacturing defect of a few grams of imbalance (static), can have a much larger affect in practice, from the change in elasticity of the tread material at the site of the defect. Again this is my theoretical understanding.
The Porsche road racing guys swear by this, and the theory seems sound to me. But, I have no direct experience, so...
Can anyone who has had this done comment?
Thx Kevin, but may not be worth it, since I'm down to the wear bars on my NT05's. Was researching this stuff since I need new tires anyway.
Not sure on cost, which is why I was asking... might make more sense to post a thread in the tire forum too.
Not sure on cost, which is why I was asking... might make more sense to post a thread in the tire forum too.