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About this product
Product Identifiers
BrandBR Tools
GTIN0729183071804
UPC0729183071804
eBay Product ID (ePID)1311826855
Product Key Features
TypeWheel Balancer
Dimensions
Weight21.3lbs.
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 26 Jul, 2016Most favourable review
well made for the price.
Overall, the quality is good. Couple of minor problems to fix. The 4 springs that hold up the sliding support ring are too stiff, and would not allow a standard wheel to slide far enough down to properly contact the centering cone. I removed them and cut off about 1.25 inches, this allowed the wheel to settle down to the cone and center the wheel. Also the 3 screws that hold and adjust the balance bubble are too coarse for the purpose. I replaced them with same size fine thread machine screws, they work much better. These 2 problems could easily be corrected at the factory before the machine is ever shipped out. Other buyers have reported these same issues.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Sep, 2018Most critical review
Don't waste your money.
Absolute piece of junk! Very poorly made. The pins are canted so the carriage will not slide smoothly up and down. The centering cone inside was off-center, so the platen would not center. Centering the bulls-eye doesn't help because that just masks the problem. (it indicated out of balance on a known good part.) I attempted to recenter the cone with a drill, but hit porosity. It is not worth the time to try to correct it, so it's heading for the dump.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Dec, 2016
It is okay, does the job, but takes a lot of time.
This works okay with 2 exceptions. 1) The bubble mount is poorly secured and is easily disturbed. I have to calibrate it before every wheel, and if I bump it too hard, or have a hard time balancing a wheel it is usually because it needs calibrated. I was able to balance a set of 4 wheels, but took quite a while because I kept having to re-calibrate. 2) This only works well for steel/heavy wheels. I tried this on my aluminum light truck wheels and they did not weigh enough to push down the springs. This means it would not center the wheel and could not get an accurate reading of where I needed to add weights. I ended up just using tire beads in those tires. As at least one other reviewer has mentioned, I plan to shorten the springs so it doesn't take a lot of weight to sit down on the cone. I also plan to take apart the top to see if I can improve the bubble piece. My goal is to make it secure, and harder to knock out of calibration. Overall, this is a good value, the closest tire shop wanted $10/tire to balance, and by the time I drive there, it would be $50 plus tax.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Apr, 2019
Seems to be ok.
I drilled and tapped the bullseye mounting adjustment screws to 6:32 and used 5/8 long Allen head screws for that which works very well. I only cut two of the springs and place them opposite each other and this works well for my 275 55 r20 Chevy wheels. I found that by remppoving three springs the plate was soft enough that I could put a 8in boat trailer tire on and it would go down and touch the cone It has four rods to ensure that the plates travels squarely so I wasn't too concerned about it throwing the balance off by having only one spring so that worked out too. Overall I would say it works better than I expected once I made the modifications. Also like others I had to remove the casting flash at the center bolt hole on the base. A file took care of that. I did my four truck tires yesterday and the thing worked just fine I'm glad I bought it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Jul, 2018
Should pay for it self the first time I use it and it's done the way I want it !
Unit is a very good quality for the DIY person. It should pay for it self the first time I use it. I think the spring are going to want some attention before working with it. The seem too heavy / too high a spring rate. I saw in one review where the gentleman cut the springs down,,,,,I can see why. I think I would prefer to replace them with a lighter spring. All in all I'm happy!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Jul, 2016
Sensitive
After adjusting the balancer it was my chief concern that it would not pick up on light variations of the wheel weight. I was surprised to see that this thing was very accurate and responsive to the slightest weights and movement. I even had to move it where the breeze could not affect it. I am happy with the product.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Dec, 2017
I wish I'd bought one of these years ago
I recently bought a tire changer and installed the anchors in my garage so I could perform my own tire change and balance on my very old trucks. I was very disappointed in the ease and ability of the changer to actually change tires without scratching the aluminum rims all up. But along with that purchase I got this tire balancer. The balancer has worked GREAT. I've used it multiple times for multiple different vehicles. The only downside to it is it does take a little time to get it calibrated. And the calibration mechanism is a bit flimsy so a slight bump of the hand and you have to recalibrate it. The good news is it isn't hard to do. But when calibrated, it does an outstanding job of indicating the balance of the tire. Despite it only being a static balance I've taken a full set of statically balanced tires using this balancer to well over 85 MPH and they roll smooth. So while dynamic balances might be "better", I can't honestly say a dynamic balance is worth the money IF you have the tools, willingness, and desire to do the balancing job yourself. Just keep in mind when you purchase this that you also need to procure weights. You can scavenge weights from tire shops to keep with your balancer, but if you use hammer-on weights, you'll also want to get the special hammer/weight remover tool. The other option is to buy stick-on weights that stick to the inside of the rim. I have both. I reuse hammer-on weights as much as I can, but if the combination I have doesn't quite get the tire in balance, I have stick-on weights to make up the difference. Just keep in mind, you'll need to clean the inside of the rim before those stick-on weights will hold. Any grease or grime in the rim, and the adhesive doesn't work at all. But with a properly degreased, rinsed, and dried rim, the stick-on weights work just fine. Another tip, if you do purchase a tire balancer like this, get yourself a white tire crayon so you can mark where, on the rim, the weight needs to go while the tire is on the balancer. Otherwise you'll find yourself putting the tire on the balancer over and over to get it right. Now to put in perspective, if I owned a shop, there's no way I'd rely on a balancer like this. The time involved with getting a tire balanced using one of these devices doesn't make sense for a shop that's doing dozens of tires a day. A professional tire balancer will allow you to balance a tire in a fraction of the time this device will...and will last far longer. But if you are a DIY person that only plans to use this every so often (i.e. every 5kmiles or when you need to plug a leak), it is worth having.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Nov, 2019
easy set up.
this does work. bubble part could be improved. the screws that fasten it down are just sheet metal screws and adjusting them was not real easy. what they needed was a fine thread type screw that has a fine thread machined hole so that you can do fine adjustment which would help a lot.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Apr, 2016
Works fine, bubble fair
Easy to assemble, works as should . But, bubble has to be centered with 3 small screws at its perimeter. These are poor quality and wrong thread type. They are wood type screws and should be fine thread. Use caution adjusting them.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Jun, 2018
Great balancer, easily assembled and adjusted
5 Stars! My iPad isn’t showing the product stars for so reasoI had one years ago, but had a fire and lost it. This balancer is well built and easy to assemble. I’ve read horror stories about adjusting the unit after assembled. It’s extremely easy to do since the bubble is on a spring and you don’t tighten it down. It must float on the spring. Just take your time and after the unit stops moving, you can see which direction to adjust. If you bottom out, loosen that screw and adjust the others to acquire balance, and you’re ready to balance tires! Remember to make sure the tire is centered on cone and sitting on the ring properly.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
