I just mounted three new tires on my daughters Ford Escape. Each tire had a yellow dot and a red dot, with a good bit of space in between. I decided to mount them with the valve stem halfway between the dots. The tires balanced out with no weights at all, and no vibration at all.
What type of logic is it ...if yellow is light then it should be aligned with the valve.... When u say valve is heavy side then why do u have to align already heavy red dot with valve ..?? Its makes no sense..😮
I see your logic. All I know is that I've read this online and seen it somewhere and I've done 4 different vehicles this way, mounting the new tire with the red dot at the valve stem hole and all 4 vehicles have a very smooth ride at any speed, again, at ANY speed. AND, the weights used when balancing these tires are less than an ounce. Again, I see your logic and I've seen some other videos since I posted mine and honestly I think looking at it now, the red dot being the heaviest of the tire matches well with the valve stem hole which has to be the lightest weight of the rim. All I know is I've mounted tires on 4 different vehicles and got them balanced and they ride so freaking smooth. I can't figure it out and you're right, it makes no sense, but it works! I made the video to pass it on that it works. AND, talking about the yellow dot, which is supposed to be the lightest point of the tire, why wouldn't you mount it at the valve stem hole since, if we have TPS sensors, that should be the heaviest point of the rim? I'm afraid to try the yellow dot out because this method just works. It freaking works LOL.
I read an article that if the yellow and red dots are on the tire, the red takes precedence. And that the wheel should have a dot or a notch for it’s heavy point. With TPS sensors on the valve stem, isn’t this the heaviest point? I will have the tires red dots matched to the valve stems at the next tire rotation, hope it’ll stop my vibration between 65-70 mph. Didn’t have the vibration with the original factory tires when I bought my 4Runner. Thanks for the information.
Not the posters fault but so far I've found videos about 50/50 on where the placement ofd the dots are.. very frustrating, shouldn't be rocket science. Yet no one seems to be posting the science behind it.. there can be only one correct way to do it..
I feel your frustration. I Google searched it instead of RUclips searched it and was just tired of vibrations at high speeds. I purchased a simple tire mounting stand and have mounted tires on three of my vehicles with the red dot lined up to the valve stem and have had no vibrations at high speeds and the sticky weights used were one ounce or less. Hope this helps. www.tyrebaydirect.com/knowledge-base/tyres-explained-red-dot-vs-yellow-dot/#:~:text=The%20red%20dot%20indicates%20the,dot%20with%20the%20valve%20stem.
Factory rims, from what i read, are not perfect and balanced. Aftermarket rims are closer to perfection and still may need a weight or two. I purchased some used aftermarket rims with tires already installed, the red and yellow dots where not facing the direction of the valve stem, the rims had 6 to 10, 1/4 ounce weights on each wheel. I balanced them myself before removing the old tires and balanced them after with new tires, i only added a total of .5 ounces to the new wheels, this time tho, the red dots where directly alligned with the valve stems. The new cheaper brand tires (forceum) needed less weights than the old dried out proxes before them. Then again, a lot of pro youtube mechanics swear that nowadays, tire installers dont bother with the whole red dot/yellow dot problem.? 🤔🤔🤔
Thank you for sharing! Great to hear that someone else tried this and you did use less weights! The ride does make a difference to me though. All of the cars that I had mounted with the red dot on the stem ride so much smoother with no shaking or bouncing at any speed!
You lined up the heavy side of the tire with the heavy side of the wheel, so it took more weights on the opposite side to balance the tire.
I just mounted three new tires on my daughters Ford Escape. Each tire had a yellow dot and a red dot, with a good bit of space in between. I decided to mount them with the valve stem halfway between the dots. The tires balanced out with no weights at all, and no vibration at all.
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
What type of logic is it ...if yellow is light then it should be aligned with the valve.... When u say valve is heavy side then why do u have to align already heavy red dot with valve ..?? Its makes no sense..😮
I see your logic. All I know is that I've read this online and seen it somewhere and I've done 4 different vehicles this way, mounting the new tire with the red dot at the valve stem hole and all 4 vehicles have a very smooth ride at any speed, again, at ANY speed. AND, the weights used when balancing these tires are less than an ounce. Again, I see your logic and I've seen some other videos since I posted mine and honestly I think looking at it now, the red dot being the heaviest of the tire matches well with the valve stem hole which has to be the lightest weight of the rim. All I know is I've mounted tires on 4 different vehicles and got them balanced and they ride so freaking smooth. I can't figure it out and you're right, it makes no sense, but it works! I made the video to pass it on that it works. AND, talking about the yellow dot, which is supposed to be the lightest point of the tire, why wouldn't you mount it at the valve stem hole since, if we have TPS sensors, that should be the heaviest point of the rim? I'm afraid to try the yellow dot out because this method just works. It freaking works LOL.
@@alansunday 🥵thnks for ur time... I think the red dot should be aligned with the lightest part of the rim... if not yellow dot with the Rum valve
I read an article that if the yellow and red dots are on the tire, the red takes precedence. And that the wheel should have a dot or a notch for it’s heavy point. With TPS sensors on the valve stem, isn’t this the heaviest point? I will have the tires red dots matched to the valve stems at the next tire rotation, hope it’ll stop my vibration between 65-70 mph. Didn’t have the vibration with the original factory tires when I bought my 4Runner. Thanks for the information.
I already know the tire shop is going to mount my tires wrong :-( I'm gonna higlight with chalk the red dot hope they pay attention to it.
Let us know how big a weight they put on them when it's done. Curious if it will be an ounce or less and hopefully just one weight.
Not the posters fault but so far I've found videos about 50/50 on where the placement ofd the dots are.. very frustrating, shouldn't be rocket science. Yet no one seems to be posting the science behind it.. there can be only one correct way to do it..
I feel your frustration. I Google searched it instead of RUclips searched it and was just tired of vibrations at high speeds. I purchased a simple tire mounting stand and have mounted tires on three of my vehicles with the red dot lined up to the valve stem and have had no vibrations at high speeds and the sticky weights used were one ounce or less. Hope this helps.
www.tyrebaydirect.com/knowledge-base/tyres-explained-red-dot-vs-yellow-dot/#:~:text=The%20red%20dot%20indicates%20the,dot%20with%20the%20valve%20stem.
Factory rims, from what i read, are not perfect and balanced.
Aftermarket rims are closer to perfection and still may need a weight or two.
I purchased some used aftermarket rims with tires already installed, the red and yellow dots where not facing the direction of the valve stem, the rims had 6 to 10, 1/4 ounce weights on each wheel.
I balanced them myself before removing the old tires and balanced them after with new tires, i only added a total of .5 ounces to the new wheels, this time tho, the red dots where directly alligned with the valve stems.
The new cheaper brand tires (forceum) needed less weights than the old dried out proxes before them. Then again, a lot of pro youtube mechanics swear that nowadays, tire installers dont bother with the whole red dot/yellow dot problem.? 🤔🤔🤔
Thank you for sharing! Great to hear that someone else tried this and you did use less weights! The ride does make a difference to me though. All of the cars that I had mounted with the red dot on the stem ride so much smoother with no shaking or bouncing at any speed!
The new tires should be on the front or the back, not one on each side.