Road-Force Wheel Balancing

Houston, Texas

Road-Force Wheel Balancing

If you're experiencing vibrations while driving your car, it could be due to imbalanced wheels. Imbalanced wheels can cause your tires to wear unevenly, resulting in a bumpy ride and reduced fuel economy. To solve this issue, you may need road-force wheel balancing.

Road-force wheel balancing is a process that utilizes advanced technology to diagnose and correct wheel balance issues. It involves using a specially designed machine that applies pressure to the tire to simulate the weight of the car while it's driving. This pressure, known as road force, is measured to identify any high spots or deformities in the tire.

Once the machine has identified the high spots or deformities, the technician will then adjust the wheel balance by applying weights to the wheel. This process ensures that the tire and wheel are balanced, resulting in a smoother ride and improved fuel economy.

The benefits of road-force wheel balancing include:

  1. Reduced Vibration: Road-force wheel balancing eliminates any high spots or deformities in your tire, resulting in a smoother ride with reduced vibrations.

  2. Improved Fuel Economy: Balanced wheels lead to less rolling resistance, resulting in improved fuel economy.

  3. Longer Tire Life: Balanced wheels help prevent uneven tire wear, resulting in longer tire life and better handling.

  4. Improved Steering: Road-force wheel balancing improves the handling of your car by ensuring that the wheels are evenly balanced, resulting in better steering and overall performance.

It's important to note that road-force wheel balancing is not the same as regular wheel balancing. While regular wheel balancing is a process that corrects minor imbalances, road-force wheel balancing is a more advanced process that corrects more significant imbalances.

In summary, road-force wheel balancing is an advanced and effective method for correcting wheel balance issues. It helps ensure that your car drives smoothly, improves fuel economy, and extends the life of your tires. If you're experiencing vibrations while driving or notice uneven wear on your tires, it's time to consider getting road-force wheel balancing.

Why is an alignment necessary?

  • You can gain fuel mileage back | Houston is also a high-mileage town. You can easily lose up to 3-4 miles per gallon with an improperly aligned vehicle.

    Preserve the life of your tires | improperly aligned vehicles will prematurely and improperly wear down your the value of your vehicle's tires.

    Enjoy your high-performance vehicle | Houston has notoriously bad streets, wreaking havoc on our beloved vehicles. If your suspension is out of alignment, you could be damaging your tires and affecting the vehicle's handling.

  • We recommend bringing your car in at least once, per year for a tire alignment checkup.

    If your vehicle is pulling sharply in one direction, if you are experiencing a steering wheel vibration or a crooked steering wheel, or you think your alignment might be off, make an appointment to stop in for a complimentary quick check and we’ll let you know.

  • We're the same people you have trusted for this level of service for over ten years in Houston. We perform in-house alignments using the latest and greatest dealer-level top of the line Hunter HawkEye Elite ® Alignment Machine so you know you are getting the best alignment on the market.