Wheel Alignment and Balancing

In my opinion tires should be rotated every 3k miles along with oil change and filter change. Tons of people agree and I have always done this on all my vehicles

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Westlake Tires are manufactured in China. They are a great bang for your buck. All tires are D.O.T approved and have been sold in North American for almost 20 years.

I used their winter tires, Im happy with them, as they are on their 3rd year and tread is still good. Im using them on a 94 Accord., the winters are harsh here so for me its already worth the money.

Their website is www.westlaketire.ca The Edmonton winters are pretty bad/good depending on the person and I got on the westlake snow tires on my 06 Audi A4 for every winter since I got my car.

This varies massively according to the make model and year of the Car.

In general terms I put it on the alignment rack and follow the computer alignment machine.

Go to a garage, and get the wheel balancing checked out on the front wheels.

From the side along frame rail behind the front and in front of the rear tires

All wheels require balancing once the tires are put on, The wheel may be manufactured perfectly but its the tire that has imperfections and causes the whole assembly to need balancing.

its recommended but not required, I as a good practice because I figure if you just spent money on new tire you don't want them to wear faster than they should.

generally five to seven dollars except a dealers who always rob you.

yes

They will usually not fit. They will not fit around the front brake caliper. However, I have 15" rims mounted on my 2000 GMC Sierra. I had to add a wheel spacer and I got away with it by using the following rims:

Cragar Soft 8 397 Series

Wheel Diameter 15 in.

Wheel Width (in) 8.000 in.

Backspacing (in) 4.000 in.

Offset -12.00mm

You may also want to grind away part of your caliper. Just don't go too crazy, for obvious reasons.

Here's a link to the rims I used from Summitracing:

Short answer = 15 MPH on the outside edge of the wheel assuming no slippage. or about 174 RPM

Long answer:

For each unit of length that the bike moves forward, the outside edge of the wheel must travel the same distance, assuming no slippage.

For an RPM "speed":

Lets assume this is a road bike wheel, and that it happens to be a 29" diameter wheel.

That would mean the the circumference of the wheel is approximately 29" * 3.14 = 91"/12 = 7.6 feet

Assuming no slippage, for each inch of wheel circumference that travels around, you will move forward 1 inch.

So, each revolution of the wheel corresponds to 7.6 feet of forward travel.

A little bit of math gives us.

15 miles per 1 hour * 5280 feet per mile / 60 minutes per hour = 1320 feet per minute.

So if your moving across the ground at 1320 feet per minute, your wheel circumference must be moving the same 1320 feet per minute. We know that the circumference of the wheel is about 7.6 feet. So with 1320/7.6 = 174 we know the wheel must make 174 revolutions to make up the 1320 feet per minute.

So the wheel is spinning at 174 RPM.

it will be tight fit

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I dont believe so it would be very rare for a bent rim to warp a rotor the impact that bent the rim could have warped it though heat is usually what warps a rotor.

Yes, 17 inch and 18 inch will fit. You may also have to use a lower profile tire.

Any road surface other than dry will give the tire a harder time gripping. Outside of that, it depends if you're using summer, winters, or all seasons that are giving you problems with wet roads.

start by locating the bend in the rim then use a spoke tool or a flat scew driver losen the spokeson the side of bend and tight others usally u can get it pretty straight by eyeing it. but the easiest why is just take it to a local bike shop and cost some were between 10-20 $$ depending.

255/85r16.

Depends what your idea of "average" is.

If I were going to make one that was (for example) 8ft in diameter, the steel and fixings would cost me in the region of £300. To have it galvanised afterward would cost about £80 or to paint it with Zinc paint would cost £50. By the time I have added my labour charge (the going rate is around £45 / hour for a welder / fabricator) and my charge for tooling, electrode wire, cutting blades & other overheads such as electricity & gas you would be looking at between £1,200 and £1,500. Then add V.A.T unless you pay by cash... and bear in mind that most companies would probably double my total.

Of course if you want a bigger one it will cost more. A smaller one would obviously cost less.

Alternatively, a wooden one would cost you a small fortune, as it would have to be made from hard-wood, which, like the people with the necessary skills, doesnt come cheap!

If you only want it for decorative purposes then Ive seen cheap ornamental water wheels for sale in various D.I.Y shops and garden centres in the past.

I have no idea where you might buy a functional second hand one.

Alternatively, if you don't want to make one, there is a company called Aintree Woodcraft that produces hand made water wheels for purchase - http://www.aintreewoodcraft.com

Yes more than likely, warped rotors. Have rotors turned if thick enough as well as new brake pads installed. If the rotors do not meet a minimum thickness requirements, they will have to be replaced as well. A good shake down of the front end wouldn't hurt either. Sometimes bearing, tie rods, etc... can cause stuff to happen as well. But I would bank on the warped rotor idea, no doubt. Good Luck. Let me know if further questions.

Hunter wheel balancer parts can be found by doing a simple key word search of the specific balancer online. You may also be able to find a second hand dealer locally that caters to mechanics needing parts and sells parts wholesale.