How is this done? Uncle Bud

 

http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/images/demo.cfm
http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/images/demo.cfm

 

Never seen one of those before.. Thanks AK

 

Those videos can be long & boring to watch, but the technology really is amazing. I ran one of the largest tire stores in Alaska for 3 years, and to be honest, the quality of tires these days isn't really very good(in relation to uniformity, actually being round, etc). Today's consumers are more concerned with how a tire looks, than how it will perform. Between pricing wars, and marketing, the tire manufacturers know this, and cut corners. New tools like the road force balancing machines become necessary in order to just make a car ride like it is supposed to.

GM is concerned with how their vehicles ride and handle. This is why they require their new vehicles to be equipped with TPC spec tires. Look at any new GM vehicle on the lot. The tires have a "TPC spec" number molded into the sidewall. That means that the tire manufacturer had to turn out tires that actually passed tests regarding ride quality and handling. TPC spec tires cost much more than the same non-TPC spec tire that is typically sold at your local tire store.

 

It appears that Roger hooked you up with the info The basic idea is to simulate what the tire will be like when it's on the road, as the tire will take on different characteristics with a load on it

That's interesting and good to know, great info Roger The General has come a long way since say the 80's when it was planned obsolescence and paint that flaked off after it sat out in the sun!

 

That paint was sooooo awesome! I remember several times when customers would come in to my office RAGING pissed about sheets of paint falling off their trucks. And I got to be the good guy who got them a free paint job! I made alot of customers for life.

 

had my tires/wheels balanced yesterday , and they are way better but still just a slight vibration, but 85% of vibration is gone, wish i would have seen this roadforce video before i had them balanced, i would have found a shop with that machine and taken it there

 

Same here.. I might still have 20's lol