I am not a mechanic. I am book smart at best, and freely admit I could relay the basics of how to do something to someone else, but it doesn't translate to my hands. That being said, can someone explain this to me? It got a new wheel and tire somewhere yesterday, plus balance the other three.







At what point do you think, maybe I need to start over and make sure the wheel is seated properly, the rim is true, etc?????

I would go back to the place you got this balanced at and ask them why they put weights directly across from each other. I'd really like to hear the answer to that.

I think you're at that point where you take it someplace else and have it balanced correctly.

OMG must have been a new guy running the balancer or a balancer that is way out of calibration.

Sorry, forgot to say it isn't mine I work at the place it's at now being fixed for real.

Looks like they had a total of 3oz on it. Put it on blank and it needed .25oz to bring it to good.

I bet the guy gains 3 mpg losing all that rotating mass .  I had this happen to me once.  I had new tires put on and when I got home I noticed they had 3 huge weights on one side of the rim.  The guy didn't notice the old pile of tape weights that were on the other side.

I second it was likely someone new/inexpierenced operating the wheel balancer. Something that is common with many big chain tire shops.