COATS 113277C Light Truck Front Cone Kit, 40mm, 4.72" – 6.85"
Superior Balancing Accuracy - COATS Light Truck Front Cone Kit (113277C)
Solid Metal Construction for Flex-Free Precision
Some tire and wheel combinations can cause the plastic backing plate on a wheel balancer to flex, leading to inaccurate readings and potential customer returns. COATS has solved this issue with an improved Light Truck Front Cone Kit featuring a solid metal backing plate. This upgrade provides the rigidity needed for precise and repeatable balancing, ensuring a smoother service experience for both technicians and customers.
Key Features and Benefits
Solid Metal Backing Plate
Features a solid metal backing plate that eliminates flex during balancing operations, providing the structural rigidity necessary for accurate readings on challenging light truck tire and wheel combinations that cause standard plastic plates to deform.
Light Truck Optimization
Specifically designed for light truck tire and wheel combinations with 40mm shaft compatibility and 4.72" to 6.85" centering range, ensuring proper fitment and optimal performance for larger, heavier wheel assemblies commonly found in light truck applications.
Customer Return Prevention
Eliminates balancing inaccuracies that lead to customer returns by providing consistent, repeatable results through enhanced structural integrity, protecting shop reputation and reducing costly rework from flex-related measurement errors.
Enhanced Technician Efficiency
Improves technician productivity by eliminating flex-related issues that can cause measurement inconsistencies, reducing the time spent troubleshooting balance problems and increasing confidence in first-time accuracy for light truck applications.
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Flex Prevention Technology | Solid metal construction eliminates backing plate flex that commonly occurs with challenging tire and wheel combinations, ensuring measurement accuracy and consistency. This rigid design prevents the deformation issues that can lead to incorrect balance readings, customer complaints, and repeat service visits, making it essential for shops handling diverse light truck applications where precision is critical for customer satisfaction. |
| Light Truck Specific Design | Engineered specifically for light truck tire and wheel combinations that present unique balancing challenges due to their size, weight, and construction characteristics. This specialized design ensures optimal performance with larger wheel assemblies while maintaining the precision required for smooth vehicle operation, addressing the specific needs of light truck service applications in professional automotive environments. |
| Consistent Repeatability | Provides consistent and repeatable balance results through enhanced structural integrity that eliminates variables caused by backing plate flex during measurement cycles. This reliability ensures that multiple measurements of the same wheel assembly produce identical results, building technician confidence and reducing the likelihood of balance-related customer returns that can impact shop reputation and profitability. |
| Professional Grade Construction | Heavy-duty metal construction designed to withstand the demands of high-volume tire shops while maintaining dimensional accuracy over thousands of balancing cycles. This professional-grade durability ensures long-term reliability and consistent performance, reducing replacement costs and equipment downtime that can impact shop productivity and service quality in demanding commercial environments. |
| Easy Installation Process | Features user-friendly installation design that allows quick integration with existing wheel balancing equipment without complex procedures or specialized tools. This straightforward installation process minimizes downtime during upgrade implementation while ensuring proper fitment and optimal performance, allowing shops to quickly benefit from improved balancing accuracy without disrupting daily operations. |
Perfect Applications for COATS Light Truck Front Cone Kit
- Professional tire shops servicing light truck and SUV vehicles requiring precision balancing
- Automotive service centers experiencing flex issues with challenging tire and wheel combinations
- High-volume operations needing consistent, repeatable balance results for customer satisfaction
- Fleet maintenance facilities servicing diverse light truck and commercial vehicle applications
- Shops upgrading equipment to handle larger, heavier wheel assemblies with improved accuracy
- Service centers focused on reducing customer returns and improving first-time balance accuracy
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 113277C |
| Brand | COATS |
| Shaft Compatibility | 40mm |
| Centering Range | 4.72" - 6.85" |
| Application | Light truck tires and wheels |
| Construction | Solid metal backing plate |
| Material | High-quality steel |
| Installation | User-friendly installation |
| Primary Benefit | Prevents flex for accurate readings |
| Warranty | 1 Year (Balancer Accessories) |
Eliminate Flex Issues and Improve Balancing Accuracy
Upgrade your wheel balancing capabilities with this essential COATS cone kit. Designed specifically for light truck applications, it delivers the structural integrity and precision professional technicians demand for consistent results.
Order your COATS Light Truck Front Cone Kit today for superior balancing performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What problems does this cone kit solve in wheel balancing operations?
This cone kit eliminates backing plate flex that occurs with challenging tire and wheel combinations, preventing inaccurate readings and customer returns while ensuring consistent, repeatable balance results in professional tire service operations.
How does the solid metal construction improve balancing accuracy?
The solid metal backing plate provides structural rigidity that prevents deformation during balancing operations, eliminating flex-related measurement errors that can occur with plastic backing plates when handling heavy or difficult tire and wheel combinations.
What wheel size range does this cone kit accommodate?
This cone kit is designed for 40mm shaft compatibility with a centering range of 4.72 inches to 6.85 inches, specifically optimized for light truck tire and wheel combinations commonly found in professional automotive service applications.
How does this upgrade benefit tire shop operations?
The upgrade reduces customer returns by providing consistent balance accuracy, improves technician efficiency by eliminating flex-related issues, and enhances shop reputation through reliable first-time balance results on challenging light truck applications.
Is installation of this cone kit complicated?
No, the cone kit features user-friendly installation design that allows quick integration with existing wheel balancing equipment without complex procedures or specialized tools, minimizing downtime during the upgrade process.
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