Hunter Highlights Vol. 113

Hunter has introduced a pair of advanced table top tire changers suitable for handling both contemporary, high-end OE wheels and custom aftermarket products. The traditional design and conventional operation of the new TCX500 and TCX550 is familiar to technicians, speeding orientation and use. The TCX500 and TCX550 complement Hunter’s current line of TC3250 and TC3500 tulip-clamp Euro-style tire changers. Both designs are capable of handling the widest range of car and light-truck wheels and tires. A PAX wheel kit is also available for the TCX550BPS and TC500BPS.

Porsche AG has approved a customized version of Hunter’s GSP9700 Road Force Measurement® System (Porsche part number GSP97PO) for use in its dealership workshops worldwide. As Porsche explains in its dealership equipment handbook, the approved GSP97PO road tests wheels before they go on the car to solve wheel-related vibration that traditional methods cannot fix. GSP97PO accessories include a Porsche-specific wheel mounting kit. The Porsche-approved StraightTrak® Lateral Force Measurement feature for eliminating tire pull is an available option.

Porsche US training instructors (shown above with Hunter instructors) recently completed a Porsche-specific GSP9700 training program in St. Louis.