Originally posted by KCMongo:
I just had 5 wheels powdercoated and new tires put on them and the lingo the tire guy gave me for putting all the weight on the back was "Static Balancing".
The conversation went like this:
Tire guy: So do you want us to static balance those.
Me: That mean all the weights on the back of the wheels?
Tire guy: Yup.
Well, actually, it would be statically balanced if the weights were all on the back or all on the front. Here's a good explanation of the difference between static balancing and dynamic balancing:
Bad Vibes: Wheel Balancing
