We come to you
Driveway, office car park or the hard shoulder of the A24. Wherever the car stopped.
The step most mobile fitters skip
Mobile Wheel Balancing in Epsom
A wheel balancer lives in our van, and every tyre we fit gets spun on it. If your steering shakes at motorway speed, this is almost always the cure.
5–10gImbalance you can feel at 60mph
Every wheelBalanced on every fitting job
On siteBalancer carried in the van
Overview
Why a few grams matters at seventy miles an hour
A wheel and tyre assembly is never perfectly even. The tyre has a heavy point from its manufacture, the rim has its own, and the valve and sensor add weight in one place. At walking pace none of it matters.
The visible symptom is a wobble that appears in a specific speed band, often between 50 and 70mph, and frequently disappears again above it. The invisible cost is worse: an out-of-balance wheel scrubs the tread in patches, which is where cupping and feathering come from, and it puts repeated shock loads into the wheel bearings, the track rod ends and the suspension bushes.
Balancing corrects it by finding the heavy point and adding counterweight opposite. We use clip-on weights on steel rims and adhesive weights hidden on the inner barrel of alloys, so nothing is visible on a diamond-cut or painted face.
What's included
What a mobile balancing job includes
Done properly, on site, with the wheel off the car.
Wheel removed and inspected
Off the car, so buckles, cracks and lost weights show up first.
Spun and measured
The balancer reads the imbalance in grams, inner and outer plane.
Weights applied correctly
Clip-on for steel, hidden adhesive on the barrel for alloys.
Re-spun to confirm
Checked again after weighting.
Refitted and torqued
Back on with a calibrated torque wrench to the vehicle's specified figure.
Honest diagnosis if it is not balance
Vibration is not always balance.
Step by step
How we diagnose and cure a vibration
Balance is the most common cause, but we check that it is the cause before charging for the cure.
Describe the symptom
Does it shake through the steering wheel or the seat?
Wheels and tyres inspected
Missing weights, kerb damage, buckled rims and cupped wear all show here.
Each wheel spun and measured
Measured inner and outer plane, with the before and after recorded.
Weighted and re-verified
Corrected, re-spun and confirmed clean before the wheel goes back on and is torqued to the vehicle's figure.
When to call
What a vibration is telling you
Where it shakes, and when, narrows down the cause considerably.
Shake through the steering wheel
Usually a front wheel out of balance.
Vibration through the seat and floor
Points at a rear wheel.
Judder only under braking
Not balance.
Wobble that appeared after a pothole
An impact can throw a weight off or bend the rim itself.
Cost and detail
When to get wheels balanced
Some of these are obvious.
Every time a tyre is fittedNon-negotiable, and included in our fitting price.
After a pothole or kerb strikeImpacts throw weights off and can bend a rim.
When a vibration appearsEspecially one that lives in a specific speed band between roughly 50 and 70mph.
Seasonal wheel swapsPutting winter wheels on or back off is the right moment to re-check balance.
After a puncture repairA patch and stem add weight to one spot.
Roughly every 10,000 milesWeights work loose, tread wears unevenly and balance drifts.
Scope
Wheels we balance
Car and light commercial wheels up to 22 inches.
Steel wheelsAlloy wheelsDiamond-cut facesLow profile fitmentsRun-flat assembliesSUV and 4x4 wheelsVan wheels up to 3.5tEV wheelsWinter wheel setsSpare and space savers
Why us
Why balancing is part of every job we do
The balancer is bolted into the van
It is heavy and awkward, which is exactly why some mobile operators leave it out.
It is included, not extra
Balanced on every tyre we fit, already inside the quoted price.
It protects the rest of the car
Bearings, track rod ends and bushes all take repeated shock loads from an unbalanced wheel.
It makes the tyre last
Even wear across the tread is worth real money over the life of a set.
We check it is actually balance
Brake judder and a bent rim feel identical, and weights fix neither.
Weights applied where they belong
Hidden inside the barrel, so a diamond-cut face stays clean.
Where we work
Wheel Balancing across Epsom and Surrey
We carry out wheel balancing throughout Epsom and the surrounding areas.
Questions
Wheel Balancing in Epsom: frequently asked questions
Straight answers to what customers ask before booking.
What is the difference between wheel balancing and wheel alignment?
Balancing corrects the weight distribution of the wheel and tyre assembly so it spins smoothly, and it cures vibration.
Do you do wheel alignment as well?
Alignment needs a fixed four-wheel alignment rig and a level floor, so it is not something that can be done properly at the roadside.
How often should wheels be balanced?
Always when a tyre is fitted or repaired, after any significant pothole or kerb impact, when you swap between summer and winter wheels, and roughly every 10,000 miles as a routine check.
Can you balance wheels without taking them off the car?
No, not properly. Off-car balancing on a dedicated balancer measures both the inner and outer planes and is the accepted method.
Will balancing fix my steering wobble?
If the wobble appears in a speed band and is felt through the steering wheel, balance is the most likely cause and balancing usually cures it.
Do adhesive weights damage alloy wheels?
No. They are applied to the clean inner barrel of the rim, out of sight, with a tape designed for the job.
My new tyres still vibrate. What now?
Come back to us.
Is balancing included when you fit tyres?
Yes, always, on every wheel, in the quoted price. It is not an optional extra and we do not charge for it separately.
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Cure the wobble
Get the shake out of your steering wheel
Tell us at what speed it happens and whether you feel it in the wheel or the seat, and we will tell you what it is likely to be.
- Balancer carried in the van
- Included free with every tyre we fit
- Honest diagnosis if it is not balance
Answered 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
