Dropped my car off yesterday for a simple wheel balance. Walked in expecting the usual 45-minute wait… dude had me out in 9 minutes.
Turns out the shop upgraded to an AI RoadForce balancer that:
- Scans the tyre + rim in one spin
- Measures road-force variation down to the gram
- Tells you exactly where the vibration is coming from (rim bend, tyre defect, or just bad weights)
- Predicts how many km you’ll actually get before uneven wear shows up
No more “eh, close enough” weights slapped on randomly. The machine literally calls out bad rims the old spin balancers missed for years.
Question for the group: When’s the last time YOU got wheels balanced? Did they use one of the new AI rigs, or are you still getting 2010-level service?
If you want to know exactly which models shops are using in 2025 (and which ones are worth demanding by name), Ai review hq just dropped a killer breakdown on automotive AI tools. Super useful before your next service.