Testimonials

Freight Shaker No More
Reviewer: Curt Helmle of Helmle Trucking, Inc in Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Howdy Folks, How many thousands of miles have you tried to convince yourself that the hop in your truck was just part of "bein a truck"? Ever since I bought my 2001 Freightliner Columbia and Timpte hopper new, I've been trying everything I could think of to smooth out the ride. Over the 6-1/2 years I've owned this truck & trailer I've changed shocks every year, put Centramatics on all axles (trailer also), balanced every tire/wheel (tractor only), certified the air-bag ride height was correct, have done periodic alignments on both tractor & trailer, and assured mhyself I did not have a bent or warped wheel somewhere in the mix. Whew!! Sorry that was so long winded, but that's how frustrated I've felt after doing all that, and still had the hop. (I'm not taking a darn thing away from the Centramatics, I swear by them also, my tire wear proves that.) Back to my point: About a year ago, I decided to spend a little more money on my hop-stopping quest, and bought the Tru-Balance centering sleeves for the brake drums on the drive axles. Ron with Tru-balance insisted that I purchase only one set at a time, then more later if I was happy. A little later I had him overnight me some sleeves for my drive axle wheels. Again, I was happy, as a little more of the hop was gone. But I still could feel a hop which I felt was still in the drive axle area. I haul bulk commodities, so I have added a suspension guage on my dash for the trailer tandems. I can watch the air bag pressures on both sets of tandems from my seat. From the beginning, the trailer tandem air guage needle would "float" while going down the road. The driver tandem suspension guage needle would constantly "quiver" & "shake". My gear shift stick would bounce, as well as the sun visors and mirrors. Quite often, when I would apply brake, I could feel some uneven braking thru the steering wheel. Last week, while I was in Pennsylvania, I gave up, called Ron, had him overnight me the centering sleeves for my steer axle to the TA in Breezewood, Pa. He advised me the freight would be fairly expensive, and I said I didn't care. The TA shop put them on for me, and the result I experienced was unbelievable! My driver suspension guage needle ceased shaking, my sun visors don't shake any more, and I can see everything in my morrors without having to put up with the shaky vision, even on the PA Turnpike! I was so reluctant to spending the money to put the sleeves on the steer axle wheels because I was convinced the bouncing was coming from somewhere in the rear part of the tractor. The braking has smothed out also. I'm not so sure but that I may purchase sleeves for my trailer wheels also. I highly advise anyone who owns a truck (and trailer) to feel the money spent on this invention would definitely not be a waste. Of course, a tight maintenance schedule of doing all the other things mentioned above is crucial to keeping a truck performing at its optimum. With fuel being our single most expensive cost of operation, and tires being the second, it behooves us to do everything we can to enhance our equipment's performance. When the truck is running staight down the road, and the tires/wheels are in total contact with the road surface, we can't help but experience better fuel mileage, better tire wear, and overall extended equipment life. Not to mention less driver fatigue through a smother ride, and not having to fight the steering wheel to hold the truck on the road. In compromising driving situations, a properly maintained vehicle is easier to control. I thought when the truck manufacturers came out with the hub-piloted wheels that there couldn't be any thing else done to keep the wheel attatched to the hub/axle more securely, but Tru Balance has shown me I was wrong. DON'T HESITATE TO INVEST IN TRU-BALANCE. It'll make a believer out of you, too. Thank You Tru-Balance. Sincerely, Curt Helmle Helmle Trucking, Inc.

GREAT
Reviewer: dale deneweth of Dart transit in saint clair shores, Michigan

I have tru-bal on a 1997 ih 9800 cab over set back axel.I would only get 70,ooo mi on a set of steers until I put these on 2yrs ago. Now Iam getting 99,000+ on a set.

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Really Works
Reviewer: Richard Mathhews of Dragonfly Express LLC in North Port, FL

i recently had totally rebuilt the front end on my 9400 international and put new steer tires on. after high speed balancing the front end had an annoying shake.i read an ad in the truckers news about tru-balance and decided to give them a try.after getting the info and ordering solution b iam happy to say that after @10,000 miles after install they work exactly as described and there is no shake or vibration in the steering wheel. the truck even goes straighter down the road no pulling a little to the right as before. best thing i ever did and will be putting tru balance on drive and trailer axles as well. get product that really works!!!!

Now it rides like a Peterbilt should.
Reviewer: David McDonald of McDonald Trucking in Frazier Park, CA

I bought this 2001 Peterbilt 387 in 2005. There was a bad vibration in the front end. I had a three axle allignment. I had new tires balanced and installed. Nothing helped. The mechanics said I probably needed new hubs to center the wheel properly. These centering devices saved me quite a bit of time and money. I will never run a truck without them again. This is a product we really needed.

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