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I have a pair of MT ET Streets, I see that MT recommends a static balance with a bubble balancer. The problem I'm finding is that none of my local tire shops use a bubble balancer any more.

Do you guys have your slicks balanced? If so, how?

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Have you tried Tognottis?

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Originally posted by 135.0:
Have you tried Tognottis?

Les Schwab can static balance on their machine , just had to speak to someone that was knowledgeable

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Any tire shop with a hunter or coats balancer can static balance. Besides a bubble balancer only works on steel wheels.
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NOBODY uses bubble balancers anymore. Any tire shop with a fairly recent machine and a competent tech to operate it should be able to do it.

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Don't waste your time and money balancing bias ply slicks. The tire will spin in the rim anyways so it's pointless. If it's beadlocked then that's a different story

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I Always balance slicks. Like stated above most newer balancers will be able to do static balance.

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