[dshepp806]

My last rears (done by myself and son-in-law at his LARGE Toyota shop) were aligned with the mark, then balanced on a force-balanced machine. My previous rears were purchased from and mounted by my P-wrench. He made note of something slightly damaged on one of the rear wheels (inner side,..but could be repaired,...chip?...I don't recall).... While we had the wheel off, we looked closely at what he may have been referring to and found nonething that caught our eyes.......we then mounted/balanced... I wish (NOW) I had spun that rim up on the machine and see the what the physics tell me (nice dots aside).. gnat's arse, I guess, should be on this balancing agenda..live and learn...will check this when I get the fronts mounted within a couple of weeks....will report back any "varations".

Why were the dots NOT used to begin with? I would certainly ensure this FIRST,..then,..see what results you get........

..or,.....did someone CHECK the rim to verify the dot's "data point" accracy,...find it a bit out,..then move from the dot to a different (better) balanced location? I have heard of someone going almost 180 degrees out on this !!!!! (Don't know if it's true or not.....)

A good Mounter will know.

Best,

Doyle