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Originally Posted by bowtie72
They can move that tire around the rim and try to get it better than that. Most young tire guys don’t know this trick.
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It's not a trick - it's the proper way to mount the tire, to avoid exactly what they did with the weights. I would take it back to the tire shop and have them re-do the mount.
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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man
On the sidewall of most new tyres are red and yellow painted dots. If these marks are aligned with particular points on the wheel, you will reduce the amount of weight required for balancing.
What is the red dot vs yellow dot on tires?
The yellow dots identify where a tire weighs the least — the lightest point on a tire. The yellow dot should be lined up and directly next to the valve stem, which is the wheel's heaviest point. The red dots identify where the tire is flattest — the lowest point on a tire.  |
Good info here. Sadly, I find that I tend to know more about tires than the guys at the tire shop - and I'm not that smart...