Best place for steering&suspension alignment

[travajante]

Majority of Goodyear shops have hunter alignment systems. hindi ko lng alam if they have roadforce wheel balancers.

Travajante knows one shop thats got the hunter roadforce.

Sadly, that RoadForce I go to is an hour away from you northerners....by plane.[emoji53]

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[StockEngine]

Aside from Goodyear TImog, meron na po bang ibang alignment shops with Roadforce balancing? Yung Bridgestone na pinupuntahan ko sa Marikina G.Fernando wala pa eh.

I'd call shops right away if I know where to start.

why not Goodyear timog? i think they have the road force elite...

[StockEngine]

why not Goodyear timog? i think they have the road force elite...

[leoblack9]

why not Goodyear timog? i think they have the road force elite...

Trying to find a closer alternative dito sa Marikina area muna..

That said how expensive is a roadforce balancing?

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[leoblack9]

The Bridgestone in g.fernando has the hunter alignment machine. I got mine aligned a few months ago.. very advanced compared to other shops. At the very least wala nang balikan to adjust the toe.

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[travajante]

Not all Hunter Balancers are RoadForce versions.

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[dr. d]

errr...
what is so special about these roadforce tire balancer machines?

[travajante]

errr...
what is so special about these roadforce tire balancer machines?

They remove the hidden vibrators that regular balance machines can't find, doc.[emoji4]
Not only that...most tire shops in the US charge fixed balancing rate regardless of amount of lead strips applied. The RoadForce can dictate proper match-mounting to require the least balance weight...I've had mounting readjusted resulting in ZERO weight requirement a few times. Imagine the annual savings they get on those.

Here, the more unsightly weight strips added, the higher the charge. Bad for us, win for the tire shops.[emoji53]

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[gearhead000]

there are only 1-2 shops that have this in the metro. as to pricing you can call them up. why the need for this anyways? persistent vibration?

goodyear timog. they use only hunter..

Dito ako muntik na mahulog. I was new to cars then having just learned to drive. They let me mount the car in position and I keep over correcting myself kada signal nung nagga-guide. Nung sinilip ko due to the worried face nung boy almost 1 inch or less na lang pala yung sa front passenger tire and only the rail guide sa kabilang side sort of saved me.

For being a proper tire center, sa kanila rin yung old school vulcanizing - yung pasak style. Experience ko pag ganun nagkaka-bukol din later on. So haven't been back at this SC for some time kahit ang lapit ko lang sa kanila.

They remove the hidden vibrators that regular balance machines can't find, doc.[emoji4]
Not only that...most tire shops in the US charge fixed balancing rate regardless of amount of lead strips applied. The RoadForce can dictate proper match-mounting to require the least balance weight...I've had mounting readjusted resulting in ZERO weight requirement a few times. Imagine the annual savings they get on those.

Here, the more unsightly weight strips added, the higher the charge. Bad for us, win for the tire shops.[emoji53]

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Dito rin ako nagtataka sa mga tire boys ng mga shops. Tires have this orange and yellow dots/marks to align to the heaviest part of the wheel which is usually sa may valve stem yata for minimum weight strips. Kung tama ang pagka-mount just by that rule of thumb, minsan di na talaga kailangan ang lead strips or just bare minimum lang. As I see it, they usually just mount the tire and then compensate with weights later. Sa dami ng lead strips na dinagdag, I wonder if ganun ba ka-off ang manufacturing tolerance ng either the tire or wheel or both to require that much amount of lead weights? Surely may impact din ito sa FC.


Eto daw yung principle ng road force balancing:

[StockEngine]

when did you have the vulcanize done? 10yrs ago? baka theyre using proper patch kits na..

[shadow]

Dito ako muntik na mahulog. I was new to cars then having just learned to drive. They let me mount the car in position and I keep over correcting myself kada signal nung nagga-guide. Nung sinilip ko due to the worried face nung boy almost 1 inch or less na lang pala yung sa front passenger tire and only the rail guide sa kabilang side sort of saved me.

For being a proper tire center, sa kanila rin yung old school vulcanizing - yung pasak style. Experience ko pag ganun nagkaka-bukol din later on. So haven't been back at this SC for some time kahit ang lapit ko lang sa kanila.



Dito rin ako nagtataka sa mga tire boys ng mga shops. Tires have this orange and yellow dots/marks to align to the heaviest part of the wheel which is usually sa may valve stem yata for minimum weight strips. Kung tama ang pagka-mount just by that rule of thumb, minsan di na talaga kailangan ang lead strips or just bare minimum lang. As I see it, they usually just mount the tire and then compensate with weights later. Sa dami ng lead strips na dinagdag, I wonder if ganun ba ka-off ang manufacturing tolerance ng either the tire or wheel or both to require that much amount of lead weights? Surely may impact din ito sa FC.


Eto daw yung principle ng road force balancing:

Kahit naman sa US yun nagpa vulcanized 3 months ago. Yun pasak style din ginawa


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[shadow]

errr...
what is so special about these roadforce tire balancer machines?

Probably accuracy.


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[travajante]

Removed old strips of balance weight...Look how much RoadForce just needed....

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[dr. d]

Removed old strips of balance weight...Look how much RoadForce just needed....

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"...is it safe to assume that roadforce is correct and the other is wrong...?"
devil's advocate.

[travajante]

"and we know for a fact that roadforce is correct and the other is wrong because...?"
devil's advocate.

It mimics how the wheels & tires are rotating under load. Note that it's spinning with a force-applying cylinder while it's computing for runout....unlike regular balancers where the wheel just spins freely.
Roadforce has proven to remove the vibrations regular ones can't.
Think dyno vs butt dyno.[emoji4]

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[leoblack9]

Mr Travajante, how much do the roadforce balancers cost per wheel?

[travajante]

Mr Travajante, how much do the roadforce balancers cost per wheel?

It's Php200 per wheel + weights here. My most recent visit was Php965 all 4 wheels. Well worth it.[emoji4]

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[kisshmet]

Mr Travajante, how much do the roadforce balancers cost per wheel?

Try drive+ along panay avenue..P100 per wheel..P35 for each additional weights.. Free wifi..free drinks


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[travajante]

RoadForce sighting.[emoji3]

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[StockEngine]

napadpad ka bro