If you’re new to the area, you might wonder where’s the best place to go for wheel balancing in Platteville.  If you ask around, a lot of folks will tell you that Runde’s has one of the best service departments in Grant County and their service manager, Scott Kramer, is someone who takes excellent care of his customers.

 
Wheel balancing is an essential service that everyone is occasionally in need of.  If you’re experiencing a shimmy or vibration in the front or rear end of your vehicle and you can feel it in the steering wheel, then it’s an indication that you need to bring your vehicle in to have it looked at.

You might be thinking, my tires are practically new or I just bought new tires a few months ago.  Well that may be the case, but tires aren’t perfect even when they’re brand new.  And we must also keep in mind that none of us are perfect drivers and we can easily run over things or knock up against curbs while parking and that can be enough to throw a tire out of balance.  Generally speaking, the roads in Platteville are pretty nice and well taken care of, but you’ll still hit that occasional pothole that could throw your wheel balance out of whack.

A lot of times a shaky steering wheel is the result of a wheel that’s been knocked out of round … so instead of being completely round, the roundness of the wheel is no longer perfect even though it’s normally something you can’t see with the naked eye.  The steering wheel shaking as you drive down the road could also be a wheel weighting issue. 

Generally if you have tire issues, you’ll start to feel vibrations or shaking of the steering wheel at around 60-70 miles per hour. 

Unfortunately weight and balance issues are unavoidable.  Nearly every wheel has some type of imbalance and a lot of the imbalances that people experience are caused by tire wear.  As tires wear unevenly, they can cause the wheel assembly to come out of balance.

It’s important to take your vehicle in for service as soon as you notice that one or more of your tires may have gone out of balance.  Delaying getting this addressed by a professional presents a safety issue that could affect the well-being of you and your passengers.   Wheel balancing in Platteville is something our certified technicians routinely do.  So if you’re having a problem like this, please give Scott Kramer at Runde of Platteville a call at (866) 576-0797 to set up an appointment.

Runde Auto Group has a long history of taking excellent care of their customers.  Our service department also offers other routine services like oil changes, tire rotations, vehicle brake service and so much more.  So when you’re ready to bring your vehicle in for a wheel balancing in Platteville, please feel free to make an appointment on our website with our online service scheduler. Just let us know what works best for you to bring in your vehicle and we’ll be ready and waiting for you on that date.