Tire Truing/shaving. Up to date info?

[DCLund]

I'm looking for a shop that can do tire truing/shaving for 395/85 20's on my 1078. Ideally on the truck. I'm in southern MN and have not found a shop within 300 miles. I know they're out there I just need to make the right connection. Please reply if you know of any shops at any distance. It would make a decent excuse for a road trip and would hopefully be noticeably smoother on the way home.
Thanks for all the info shared on the board!

 

[TNriverjet]

I had a conversation about tire shaving with tnmogger a few months ago. I don’t think either of us knew of any shops. It’s a dying art. Some have rigged their own setup, but it’s labor intensive.

 

[Suprman]

If you have a significant imbalance I have seen it caused by dirt caked on the inside of the rim like concrete. And you can't see it till you take the wheel off the truck. If someone before you drove thru mud it gets in there and dries.

 

[DCLund]

Thanks, I had both front wheels off while repacking the hub bearings and adjusting hub lash. I had checked the tire run out before disassembly. It was about .325. It was about the same after cleaning the rim and indexing the tire on the rim.
I took the opportunity to install 24oz of ball bearings to try to help with balance. No change in the ride. It still lopes or wobbles depending on the location of the high spots.
Pretty well convinced that shaving would make the most improvement. I think it would be worth the loss of tread for comfort on the road.
Any leads?

 

[coachgeo]

....Pretty well convinced that shaving would make the most improvement. I think it would be worth the loss of tread for comfort on the road.
Any leads?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbukUcvZ3JY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NMVST24vqY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4oU9zjnYZs

Hopefully something in these will give you more leads.

 

[coachgeo]

surprisingly finding places that do this without much complication but who knows...... as mentioned; it does seem to be a dying tire balancing method so who knows, these businesses may not even do this work anymore. Hope it helps.

OH search
http://gardenspotframe.com/frame-alignment/tire-truing-balancing/
http://warehousetireinc.com/

Minnesota Search
http://normstire.com/tire-truing-roseville-mn
https://www.bauerbuilt.com/
http://blainebrothers.com/truckaline/

TN search
https://www.tirerecappers.com/
http://davidstire.com/

 

[scottmandu]

Are your wheels true?

 

[coachgeo]

Are your wheels true?

Not sure; thus the desire to learn more. Figured might as well pass on what info found while at it. Hopefully it helps others. Figured if price is right someone is going in direction of a place that does it... might as well check it out.

 

[AndyT]

Might want to check your run out yourself and see where youre at on that. If you just have a moderate high spot you can knock it down with a grinder real easy.

I had to do that to 3 of my tires. Just jacked up the one side and made a run out "guage" out of coat hanger.. colored in the highs ahead of time with a grease pencil and then made several passes with a grinder, checking runout after each pass.

If I had a big fat low spot, calling for 3/4 of my tire be shaved... I might just think new tire.

Did it a yr ago and rides great.

 

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