New Toys for the Road Force Balancer

[OX1]

Got some new toys for the Road Force Balancer.

First a flange plate, so I no longer have to use a cup, to touch the wheel surface.
Hunter is pretty proud of their stuff though.....$$$

Next an exact fit concentric ring for my new F250. Those mount without even conical lug nuts.
100% hub-centric centering.

Previously, to get a cone large enough for center hole, had to use a large offset ring. Then a second cone as a spacer and
the required large cone for wheel center (too much tolerance stack and/or cone just would not center).
Could never get RF machine to pass the "centering check" (which it can do, to make sure wheel is mounted correctly on machine).

Hoping this part that simulates exactly how wheel is mounted helps.

And speaking of hubcentric mounting. I stumbled on these that simulate that style of mount, vs a cone.
They are adjustable, expanding to the correct dia once installed. Thought it was a neat idea, figured I'd
try them out.

This one ranges from 70-78mm hub-centric bores. Also got one from 62-70mm

 

[rszappa1]

I wish that some shops that have the road force would have people that really know how to use it...correctly....

 

[OX1]

I wish that some shops that have the road force would have people that really know how to use it...correctly....

And even if they do, do they have a tire machine that can rotate a wide high perf tire on the rim,
to line up the RF match marks.

I'm still hunting down a Hunter TC3900, which is the newest machine I can
still more or less fit, in the same spot as my 20 year old Atlas rim-clamp.

 

[Kira]

Q: Does the 8-spoke/8-lug wheel pictured have a pocket or recess to help secure a TPMS sensor?

 

[OX1]

Q: Does the 8-spoke/8-lug wheel pictured have a pocket or recess to help secure a TPMS sensor?

Might be slight indentation on inside of rim, I forget. But Ford's TPMS mounts right on inner end of valvestem.
Usually does not require any specific detent in wheel for mounting.

This is a real deep dish bullitt knockoff. Nothing really different on rim, where valvestem sits.

If you are asking if rotating tire on rim will hurt sensor. No,
bead being just below bead mount surface, and rotating, will usually not
hurt sensor (at least on the 60-70 wheels I have for my 11 vehicles, trailer).

 

[Donald]

Isn't the main use of a Road Force balancer for low profile tires?

 

[rszappa1]

Isn't the main use of a Road Force balancer for low profile tires?

nope they are for any tire......any tire no matter the size can have issues...