Balancing & Alignment

[lucian^^Gk]

hello every1...
i got a question to asked, recently i change my rear absorber n ball bearing.
then i go test my car on a straight road, when i reaching speed around 80km/h
the steering vibrates n aso the body of the aso vibrate a bit too...
izzit tat i should go for a wheel balancing & alignment? o maybe it could be other problems?
btw i drive a civic ef2.

 

[Rex551]

Lucian,
My understanding is that whenever you remove your tyres, you must do wheel allignment. It's best to satu kali bikin balancing sekali, simply because we don't remove our tyres that often.

If you decide to do wheel alignment and balancing, go to a shop that is known for it's accuracy. I'm sure there are sifu's here reading this thread that can re-commend a few based on your location. This is because the majority of Tyre shop Ah Sengs out there have got huge shops and sophisticated Machinery, but a questionable level of accuracy. You see, their balancing and allignment machinery is only accurate if calibration is done periodically, which I don't think they do la. You will agree with me when the Ah Sengs say it's done, but ada lari ke tepi jugak.

So make sure you go to a reputable shop, get input on the condition of your tyres and update this thread of your developments....

 

[lucian^^Gk]

ya i gonna do my alignment & balancing on my fren workshop. hope it reli will solve the vibrate problem. Btw, he charge me for balancing 1 tyre rm10 n alignment rm35.

 

[lucian^^Gk]

lol... the real problem is the rear left tyre. tat tyre 'bengkak' oleady so nid to change a new 1. Total cost is rm185 ==. But, the handling is much better than b4, no more vibration n is smooth.

 

[Tmike09]

ZTH members residing in jln sungei besi.....if you are heading to KL using besraya highway, just after Razak Mansion flats, the tyre shop known as Ah Hee Motor is on your left. its well known and a lot of ppl go there including owners with high end cars. old timers sre know about this famous shop.

the guys there don't use any computers for alignment and on-wheel balancing is done. the price is quite reasonable.....only issue is you need to be early other wise can take around 2 hours.

 

[Norns]

lookin for good workmanship alignment workshop