Wheel Center Bore Tabs + More difficult wheel balancing?

[Jlaa]

Tire Equipment Supply and ProQuip seem to be the main two distributors around here, at least the ones that come up on Google.

I would skip the screw on type pin plate unless you're only ever going to drive MB for the rest of your life. Check out the SpeedPlate from MT-RSR. 10% off your first order if you sign up via email.

I'm using that in combination with a Haweka duo-sided low taper collet. To be honest, I should've gone straight for the expanding collet. I am going to pull the trigger on one, just haven't gotten around to it yet.

@gsxr is pretty much gonna be driving MBs 85% of the time for the rest of his life.

 

[MBBW]

That's sweet! I totally think you should get the 66.56mm Haweka collett with zero taper ---- just to see you still get any variability when balancing / rotating wheel 180*, and balancing again. I mean, you've gotten SO SO SO SO far already, what's another $900? We've literally spent YEARS discussing this topic / thinking about the right strategy ---- and you've pulled the trigger!

For what its worth, I'm not car behind you .... once I get the garaj complete, I'm gettin' my own wheel balancer as well!

This made me laugh, especially all the ChatGPT hyphens.

The goal is to stack tolerances in your favor until you get an acceptable outcome. Even the cheap machines can be accurate (enough). Where most people (and shops/dealers) fail is simply admitting that a majority of these problems are built into the suspension (permanently), and therefore when combined with today's modern low profile/stiff sidewall tires, require wheels with little to no radial and lateral runout.

Dealers aren't in the business of telling every other customer that they need $3000-5000+ worth of new OEM wheels on their car which is barely a year old.