On car balance, is it worth the cost?

[anonymousmoose]

Sorry for the type on the title; should say ON not ONE. Mods feel free to change please.

I'm not going to get into the whole deal with my steering wheel shaking at 100km/h. Its still not sorted. Although pumping the tyres to 40psi is helping quite a bit.

Anyways; I spoke to Wilkinson Suspension Centre in WA, who people say are the best in the state. I told them my problem and they said a car travelling the distance mine has (55,000km) SHOULD not have any issues with the baring, steering rack etc.

They told me to take the car to Bob Jane T-Mart for an on-car-wheel-balance. It costs about $70 for two wheels.

Is it worth forking out that kind of money for this?

ps; wheels were balanced off car 3 times already.

 

[black as]

Have you tried rotating your tires ?

 

[anonymousmoose]

Yep. Even got the rims + tyres checked. I'm just wandering if an On-Car-Balance is worth the cost.

Although; this is slightly off topic; my friend who is a parliament member got a brand new VE Berlina, and he says he gets steering vibrations too. Maybe its a commodore thing and maybe its the road.

 

[black as]

Have a read of this.

Tyre Balance

 

[davway]

just get new tyres already FFS.

 

[RIPGMH]

what brand tyre are they???

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Bob Jane use a "finger" balancer that has an adapter that fits into the wheel stud holes on the rim, unlike a "cone" adapter that fits into the centre. The finger balancer is more accurate. Make sure that the next wheel balance is done with this type of adapter and it should fix your problem.

 

[anonymousmoose]

just get new tyres already FFS.

No need to get nasty. I'm just asking if an on-car-balance is worth doing. I mean for all I know its just another gimmick. If people start getting nasty on a forum just because someone like me comes along who knows nothing about mechanics then why bother having a forum where people can ask for help?

 

[anonymousmoose]

what brand tyre are they???

Goodyear, Associated Tyre Wholesalers in WA had a look at 'em and they say the tyres are fine.

 

[anonymousmoose]

Bob Jane use a "finger" balancer that has an adapter that fits into the wheel stud holes on the rim, unlike a "cone" adapter that fits into the centre. The finger balancer is more accurate. Make sure that the next wheel balance is done with this type of adapter and it should fix your problem.

I think thats what WA Suspension did, they used a cone like device to balance them. They showed it to me. But they also say there is another type of balance called 'On Car'. This apparently is even more accurate. I'm just wondering if its a gimmick from Bob Jane or if it really the bees-knees people say it is?