CleanGSR Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 So the guy with the prelude wheels sold the car but still can do the wheel swap. I'm meeting him Wednesday of next week to have my tires swapped onto the prelude rims and them mounted on the car. Problem is that I'm meeting him at about 5:30 and all the shops that could balance them are going to be closed by the time I get to them. So....can I drive home and back to work the next day on unbalanced tires? Will it be safe? Will it jar the crap out of us with tire shake. It will be 40 miles home that night and 40 miles back to work the next day and then I'll have them balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 just look for some cheap asss stealies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 idk Thanks for the help...you're a life saver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 It is not going to hurt anything unless it is actually violent shaking. Only thing it will do is wear them a little unevenly for the 80 miles you are going to put on them. Yes, it may shake the snot out of you, but when ever there is a wobble there is usually a harmonic balance point too. The wobble should go away completely or be lessened by simply slowing down or speeding up a bit till you find the speed that resonates the least. I don't suppose the tires you have on the accord now still have the alignment mark on them? All new tires have a colored dot painted on the wheel which indicates the 'center' for balancing purposes. Tire mounters are always supposed to line this paint mark up with the valve stem on the wheel. If your tires do not have the mark just mark the valve stem alignment spot with a chalk mark so you can get them aligned as best as possible (if the original tires were lined up right to begin with). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 it shouldnt hurt if you baby it around, just dont hit the freeway because one of your tires might pop like mine did in my first bmw that i had in germany, both my rear tires needed to be re-balanced but i didnt think it would be that bad... just baby the car man, keep it slow and you should have no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Make sure those lugs are good and tight. Had a well come off due to excessive wobble and lugs loosenin up on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well, it doesn't matter now. I got him talked into meeting me tomorrow at 1pm so I can get them balanced before heading home. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 sure.. it'll just wobble a little bit.. if you continue to drive on ubalanced wheels, you risk having to replace a wheel bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 im prolly getting all new stealies with this go the same for his accord?, also if i can't get all four im just getting one how will this work on the safty issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 I got the wheels on (and balanced) Tuesday and sanded Wednesday and yesterday. Got 2 of them painted last night, then the other 2 get painted tonight. Pictures this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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