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rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Stornoway Grey

balancing problem on new wheel/tyre

I was checking out my new boosts/BFG ATs from Paddocks the other day pending fitting to my 110 which I will be picking up on Wednesday.
I noticed that one of them had not been balanced but there was a strip of weights left in the packaging so I took the wheel to a trusted tyre fitters on my way to work to get it balanced. It took the guy a while to get it mounted properly on the machine and it was calling for 200g of weights to balance which means,he said, that it was unbalancable.
I spoke to Paddocks who will send out another wheel/tyre to us while we are on hols in London in 2 weeks time. Fair play but between then and now I will have travelled about 600 ish miles.

If I put the wheel at the back for now will it cause any problems re suspension/bushings etc if its left on for that many miles, particularly as its so far out of balance or am I worrying over nothing ?

8th Aug 2011 9:55pm

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Why didn't the tyre shop break the bead and rotate the tyre 180 deg normally this is just two high spots together , unless there's more to the story,

Generally BFG AT,s in 265 spin up fine 285 can take a bit more time I'd also opt for clip weights as they are further outward will ask for less weight

9th Aug 2011 3:37am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17382

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I would run it on the back axle rather than the front, but I doubt that you'll have any problems with it.

9th Aug 2011 9:33am

rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

thanks chaps
a guy at work also questioned why they didn't move the tyre around on the rim but I didn't know this at the time. Anyway it will do for now. Cheers

9th Aug 2011 4:14pm

fekete

Member Since: 24 Dec 2008
Location: Here on the other end of the computer
Posts: 3626

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Bonatti Grey

As Ken says ...just rotate the tyre a bit till they get it right ? NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY

9th Aug 2011 8:30pm

AJS4X4

Member Since: 28 May 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 793

Or ask for another and send it back on complaint. Andy.

www.ajstyres.co.uk 01737 241370

Junction 8 M25 Surrey.

12th Aug 2011 7:16am

rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

thanks all
in fairness to Paddocks they are going to courier one out and collect the faulty one while we're on hols at the in-laws in London in a weeks time

12th Aug 2011 9:20am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Good shout for paddocks

12th Aug 2011 1:09pm

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