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Important Features of a Tire Balancer

Monday, June 15th, 2009

A tire balancer is an instrument on which the wheels of automobiles and trucks are balanced so that they can provide a smooth running to the car.

A tire balancer is a very important device for any spare parts shop and/or garages that are involved in the buying and selling and alignment of tires. Balancer once bought is used for many years to come.

The main features of any tire balancer include auto distance measurement, wheel diameter measurement, self-calibration and the capacity to balance tires of all shapes and sizes. These standard features are available in all tires sold by National Auto Tools. There is a wide selection or variety of balancers available to choose from; from which the best balancer for small cars is the NTB-580 Electric Wheel Balancer which has a cycle time of almost 8 seconds. The best balancer for servicing of trucks is the NTB-1200 Electronic wheel balancer which not only provides a cycle time of 8 seconds but also can balance large wheels up to a diameter of 24 inches.

The balancers sold at National Auto Tools meet the highest quality available in the market with the best comparative prices and free shipping. Few advantages of balancer include safety and security of tires as they are firstly well aligned and proportioned before being used and secondly it is cheaper to use a balancer rather then paying accidents and road damage costs.

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NTB-1200 Wheel Balancer

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

What used to be a low profit section of your commercial automotive shop can become a premium profit center, with the right tools. The NTB-1200 wheel balancer is ideal for the more diverse tire and wheel options that are available to today’s consumer. With wheels and tires being a larger portion of vehicle investment in both purchase price and maintenance, investing in a quality wheel balancer is key to extending your business revenue. This increased investment brings amplified attention to performance and ride quality. The NTB-1200 balance enables you to provide quality wheel service with increased speed and precision.

Using imaging balance technology, the NTB-1200 provides incredibly accurate wheel balance results. With the level of automation that the NTB-1200 provides, this is one of the fastest floor to floor balancers in the market available. There’s no longer a need to pull your most experienced employees to do wheel repair jobs. The intuitive programming of the NTB-1200 brings your newest hires to expert level and precision.

This wheel balancer allows you to store parameters for several popular models, decreasing time and labor and has match balancing and wheel optimization modes. Built in wheel and tire diagnostics ensure accurate work, every time.

The NTB-1200 wheel balancer requires no bolt down installation and will increase productivity and revenue for your busy shop. Perfect for any level operator, the NTB-1200 takes all of the guess work out of precision wheel and tire services. With built in memory for multiple operators, one machine can be used by multiple operators throughout the course of the day with no need for separate data storage.

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Road Force Wheel Balancer

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Road force wheel balancer simulates the actual road forces your wheels/tires/car will experience at speed with this roller thing, and the software and process are more thorough and sophisticated to determine and resolve specific problems with your wheels/tires.

I actually think - unless you have out of round or bent wheels - “Road Force” balancing is a waste of $$$.

The way “Road Force” wheel balancer is supposed to work - it puts a force on the wheel that is supposed to simulate the weight of the car as the tire rotates. If the machine detects a high or low spot on the tire, or a hard spot on the tire, it tells the mechanic to move that spot to a certain relationship to the irregularities in the wheel.

Problem is - when I’ve had it done - and stood there with the tech doing it - he couldn’t find anything out of round or out of true on my wheels to match up with the spot the “Road Force” determined was needed. So - it ended up being a standard high-speed dynamic balance job.

About the best wheel balance you can get is where the wheel is spun on the car - Hunter used to make a wheel balancer like this, and a few other companies. That balances the entire assembly - the wheel, tire, brake rotor and hub assembly. Unfortunately - not many shops do this anymore - all the old techs who knew how are long gone, everyone relies on the computer to tell them when it’s right.

If you do have a bent or out-of-round wheel - then Road Force wheel balancer may be helpful, if you have a badly defective tire on that rim. Then it might be worth the $$.

I had a road force wheel balancer and it was completely useless. I mean the machine looked cool and it seemed like I was getting a perfect balance but when I drove at higher speeds it still vibrated. They ended up throwing the wheel on a regular Hunter wheel balancer machine and were able to balance the wheel perfectly fine that way. My wheels ended up having way too many weights on them from the road force wheel balancer.

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Best Quality Tire Balancer

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

A tire balancer is an important purchase for any shop that sells tires or does alignment work. When you’re buying a tire balancer that your techs will use every day for years to come, buying quality tire equipment is a must.

At National Auto Tools, we have a large selection of tire balancers, tire changers and other tire equipment. Our most popular tire balancer is our NTB-580 Electric Wheel Balancer, which features a cycle time of only 8 seconds.

If you need a tire balancer to service trucks, our NTB-1200 Electronic Wheel Balancer – Trucks is an ideal choice. Also featuring a cycle time of 8 seconds, this tire balancer can service large truck wheels with rims up to 24” in diameter. See the complete specs on this heavy duty truck wheel balancer.

Quality is important to us at National Auto Tools. We’ve been shipping high-quality tire balancers to auto service garages for over 25 years.

Important Features of Good Tire Balancers

Before you buy a tire balancer, make sure your tire balancer comes standard with these features:

  • Auto distance measuring;
  • Automatic wheel diameter measuring;
  • Self-calibration;
  • Capacity to balance tires in all the best selling sizes and to balance alloy wheels.

These features come standard on the full line of National Auto Tools tire balancers.

Best Price for Your New Tire Balancer

We will not be undersold on tire balancers at National Auto Tools. If you find a tire balancer at a lower price, we will beat it on a comparable quality tire balancer.

Be sure you are making a fair comparison of tire balancer prices. In many cases, our tire balancer prices include free shipping to the lower 48 states. Call National Auto Tools at 1-866-563-LIFT for a free price quote on a tire balancer.

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Tire Changers: Buy Yours Direct

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Whether you found this page by typing quality tire changers or fully automatic tire changers into a search engine doesn’t really matter. You’re looking for a quality tire changer at an excellent price.

National Auto Tools has been providing tire stores and auto service garages with excellent quality tire equipment for more than 25 years. From a basic low priced NTC 460 tire changer to a reliable NTC 980 fully automatic tire changer, National Auto Tools has you covered.

Check out the full selection of tire changers we stock at National Auto Tools.

Tire Changers Aren’t All the Same

The tire changers and wheel balancers stocked by National Auto Tools are made in an ISO-9000 certified factory where their components must meet exacting standards for quality and reliability.

Our best selling tire changer is the NTC 910 Semi Automatic Tire Changer. The NTC 910 is a tire changer capable of handling rims up to 26 inches. It also has a bead break force of 5500 pounds.

Check out the specs that make the NTC 910 an outstanding value in tire changers:

  • Tire changer rim clamping outside of 13”- 24”
  • NTC 910 tire rim clamping inside of 15” – 26”
  • Changes tires up to 39” diameter and up to 15” width
  • Tire changer operating pressure of 145 PSI
  • Tire changer works on 110 volts

Tire changer priced at only $1195 including freight to anywhere in the Continental U.S.

Tire Changers Priced Including Freight

With the unbeatably low prices on tire changers, wheel balancers, and auto lifts, National Auto Tools is a high volume shipper. As a result, we get outstanding freight rates and pass the savings on to you.

You can buy a top quality tire changer from National Auto Tools for less, especially when you factor in our competitors’ freight costs on their tire changers. The savings are even greater on our wheel balancer tire changer combinations.

We will not be undersold on tire changers. If you find a comparable tire changer with a lower delivered price, call us at 1-866-563-LIFT and we will meet or beat that competitor’s price on tire changers.

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Best Price on a Popular Tire Changer

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

A tire changer is mandatory equipment whether you own a franchised tire store, motorcycle repair shop, or ATV service facility. Wherever the rubber meets the road, a piece of equipment like National Auto Tool’s NTC-910 semi automatic tire changer makes the service techs job quicker and easier. Our most popular tire changer, the NTC-910, can handle rims up to 26” and provides a bead break force of 5500 lbs.

Tire Changer Experts

Whether you are starting up a new tire business or replacing a tire changer that has been in service for a while, the tire changer experts at National Auto Tools can help you find the right tire equipment for your techs.

In most cases, the price you see on our tire changing machines includes freight!

As a high volume dealer in tire changing equipment, National Auto Tools can offer you unbeatable pricing on everything from a basic changer like the NTC-460 tire changer to heavy duty truck tire changers like the LT-650.

Tire Changer Shipping For Less

We’ll ship your tire changer to you for less. You will save because we have negotiated preferred shipping rates for tire changers. Save even more on our tire changer and wheel balancer combinations.

For more than 25 years, National Tool has been supplying tire changers and wheel balancers to tire stores and garages in the United States and throughout North America. All the tire changers we sell are manufactured to exacting standards by an ISO-9000 certified tire changer maker.

Call National Auto Tool at 1-866-563-LIFT for a price quote on a new tire changer.

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