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Old 04-13-2010, 03:48 PM
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Where are you guys getting your wheels balanced in the GTA these days? This is for the porsche support vehicle, but I'm looking for a shop that will take care of the wheels, put the weights on the *inside* if possible, and has accurate equipment & trained staff.

Steelcase has been hit & miss. Tires23 has great prices, but mediocre installation/balancing at best.

Did a quick search and dug up some old threads... but nothing recent...
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The 2 dealers, Kipling tire, Autowerks. To name a few.
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Originally Posted by MiataR
Where are you guys getting your wheels balanced in the GTA these days? This is for the porsche support vehicle, but I'm looking for a shop that will take care of the wheels, put the weights on the *inside* if possible, and has accurate equipment & trained staff.

Steelcase has been hit & miss. Tires23 has great prices, but mediocre installation/balancing at best.

Did a quick search and dug up some old threads... but nothing recent...
I am told by my brother in law (911 guy) and the local Mercedes dealer that all the clients that can't be satisfied and the difficult cases go to the best balancer (by far) in GTA who apparently is : Paul Ross - RNJ Tire sales Unit 14-1600 Alliance Road Pickering ON 905.420.3686 sales@rnjtires.com .

He is on of the only guys who does an "ON CAR Balancing" technique rare and very effectively - yet expensive. No direct experience...only what I have heard
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Allen @ www.simplytire.com aswell
Old 04-14-2010, 01:41 PM
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Thanks for the tips guys.
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I heard the Hunter Road Force is the best thing to use. I'll be using it with my new tires this week.
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acs993, where are you getting the Road Force balancing done? I have a pesky minor vibration I can't seem to get rid of and am suspecting the imbalance is in something other than the wheel/tire.
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Ilker @ Sports Car Boutique has done great work for me in the past. Also a site sponsor, btw.

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