Aircooled VW South Africa

I just bought 165/80R15 tyres for my '63 today.But as far as I know you cant balance stock beetle wheels on a normal balancing machine. Does anyone know of a place where I can have the tyres fitted and balanced?

Thank you
Ferdinand

AFAIK TWT can do it, but thats in Cape Town

Kaptein wrote:I just bought 165/80R15 tyres for my '63 today.But as far as I know you cant balance stock beetle wheels on a normal balancing machine. Does anyone know of a place where I can have the tyres fitted and balanced?

Thank you
Ferdinand

If you have a Wheel spacer, or even an old brake drum, with 5 wheel nuts, then they can fit it on the balancing machine.

With these options. most tyre shops will do it

Herman

I found the best solution the hi speed balancing where they do the balancing on the car

ever heard of Dyna beads?
http://www.innovativebalancing.com/index.php

dont ask if they work, never heard of anyone trying them

I've read up on that, never heard of anybody local trying something like it, I saw on the interwebs beads up to the size of the plastic BB gun pellets being used, with success they say..

Jee tgis is interesting. Do they bond to the tyre?

Dazz wrote:Jee tgis is interesting. Do they bond to the tyre?

No, they supposedly move around to where they are needed and dynamically balance the tyre while driving..

I had wide fives balanced by TWT in Woodmead recently; they still have the correct adaptors.

fig wrote:I had wide fives balanced by TWT in Woodmead recently; they still have the correct adaptors.

Ok cool, thats the answer I was looking for.Ill first try the TWT's in my area otherwise ill go to woodmead branch.

Thank you