I got a reasonably modern Coats balancer, but its an economy model without runout or road force measurement. Its designed for speed and its easy to use.
Paid $1300.
First I installed new tires on my utility trailer. Then I fixed a couple bent wheels on my Accord. They are 17" cast aluminum factory wheels. I took one from .200" runout to .050" and the other from .075" to .030". I did this by dismounting the tire, using the balancer and a travel indicator to find the low spot on the wheel, stick a bottle jack inside the wheel, heat the bent spot with a torch, then pump up the bottle jack. This actually worked great. The car had a very slight shake at around 70mph. Now its gone. Next up is fixing a couple TPMS sensors on the truck.
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