Professional wheel service · Franklinton, NC
Road Force balancing that separates tire and wheel problems
A standard balance can correct weight imbalance while missing a stiff tire, radial force variation, or a wheel-and-tire match problem. Our Hunter GSP9712 applies a load roller to help identify those conditions.
What Road Force measures
The balancer evaluates the assembly under load and reports force variation that can contribute to a vibration even when the wheel is balanced by weight.
Match mounting
When appropriate, the tire can be repositioned on the wheel to better match the tire's high point with the wheel's low point. This may reduce the measured force.
What balancing cannot fix
Balancing cannot repair a bent wheel, separated tire, excessive runout, or an unsuitable tire-and-wheel combination. We explain what the measurements indicate and recommend the next step.
Repair policy
Some wheels should
not be repaired.
We refuse unsafe repairs. Cracks in spokes, the wheel face, hub, or lug area require wheel replacement.
- Qualifying inner-barrel cracks are evaluated case by case.
- Bent, crack, and weld repairs carry no structural warranty.
- Hypersilver refinishing is sold as-is because exact matching and future adhesion cannot be guaranteed.
- Chrome face curb rash is not repairable; some chrome barrel damage may qualify after inspection.
Questions before drop-off
What customers
need to know.
Is Road Force balancing guaranteed to remove every vibration?
No. Driveline, suspension, alignment, tire construction, wheel offset, and road surface can also contribute to vibration.
Can you Road Force large truck tires?
Machine capacity and the specific wheel-and-tire combination must be confirmed before scheduling.
What machine do you use?
We use a Hunter GSP9712 Road Force balancer.
Local service pages
Raleigh and
north-central NC.
Each page explains how customers in that area use our Franklinton shop, what to send for an estimate, and what the in-shop process provides.