AS: What happens when your tires are not balanced?
RS: When you reach a speed of 80 to 100km/h you start to get a vibration. If you start to feel a vibration at that speed, that's a pretty good indication that your tires are out of balance. If you're feeling that vibration in the steering wheel it's a pretty good chance that your front tires are out of balance. If you feel a vibration in the back seat, there's a pretty good chance that your back tires are out of balance.
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| If you start to feel vibration at speeds of 80 to 100km/h, that's a pretty good indication that your tires are out of balance. (Photo: Honda) |
AS: How would you fix the problem?
RS: The easy fix for that is to get all four tires balanced at your tire dealer.
AS: How much dies it usually cost?
RS: The average is about $10.00 per tire.
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| If you use all season tires, now is a good time to consider getting a tire rotation. (Photo: Uniroyal) |
RS: The other thing you think about is perhaps rotating your tires. Some people have winter tires but a lot of people on the coast don't use winter tires, they go with the all season tires. Now is a good time to think about rotating your tires.
AS: What is tire rotation?
RS: Rotating them means taking the tires off and crisscrossing them. For example, the left front goes to the right rear. We recommend a tire rotation every 10,000 km, and getting the balancing done every second time (every 20,000 km).