Wheel Balancing
According to Tiger Wheel & Tyre, wheel balancing is the act of bringing a wheel and tyre into balance, and is something that should be done every time you change or rotate your tyres, fix a puncture, hit a pothole or obstacle and every 7,000 km to 10,000 km.
Wheels might not even be perfectly balanced when new, and become even less so after driving on rough, uneven road surfaces. The same is true of tyres and when you put the two together, the slightest weight variables in both can really add up when the wheel is spinning at speed.
"After fitting a tyre to a wheel, our technicians place the entire wheel assembly on a balancing machine to measure where the imbalances are. Counter weights are then placed on the wheel to offset the imbalances," explained du Plooy.
Tiger Wheel & Tyre offers this information and advice on wheel balancing:
Wheel Alignment
Simply put, wheel alignment is the process of pointing your car's wheels in the right direction. Tiger Wheel & Tyre technicians use high tech equipment to check and measure a vehicle's wheel alignment and make the necessary adjustments to the suspension angles to ensure the wheels are perfectly aligned.
Tiger Wheel & Tyre has this advice regarding wheel alignment:
If you're one of the millions of South Africans feeling off balance at this time of year, take a breather in the comfortable hospitality lounge at your nearest Tiger Wheel & Tyre and let their skilled technicians make sure that same can't be said of your wheels and tyres. To find the store nearest to you and to view the current promotions, visit the website www.twt.to