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Originally Posted by claykin
There's no reason why a tire should need balancing during its lifetime, unless its punctured and needs to be patched. I have NEVER in my almost 30 years of driving had to balance tires mid-stream unless there was a puncture or the wheel weights came off for some reason (more of an 1980's-90's issue).
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Absolutely true. There's nothing short of damage that would change the balance of the assembly. The same holds true for alignments. Short of physical damage or disassembly/repair necessitating it. If the alignment strays too far from specs due to component wear, it's time to replace the worn components.