The best way to overcome this situation is if you were to determine the heavy spot of the tire (in the illustration it is 5 ounces) before it was mounted and place a 5 ounce internal 'balance patch' or 'dough compound' directly opposite the 5 ounce heavy spot by gluing the 'balance patch' to the inside of the tire which would be placing the 'balance patch' (weight) very close to the 17 inch radius from the center axle point it would require only about 5 ounces of 'balance patch' to properly balance the tire. After this would be done and the tire mounted on the wheel the entire tire and wheel assembly could be put on a balancing machine to correct for any imbalance in the wheel itself or some minor dynamic imbalance that may be present. None of these procedures will give satisfactory results if the rim is warped or has too much run-out to begin with.

We hope this information helps you in understanding some of the factors involved in proper balancing and that a tire is never 'out of balance' as much as the number of ounces of weight required to 'balance' it using conventional balancing equipment. SOURCE: Interco Tire Corporation P.O. Box 6 Rayne, LA 70578 (337) 334-3814 www.interco.com

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