No idea what they mean by not being able to balance them due to “road force”, never heard the term used in that context before.

”road force” balancing however is a a real thing. This machine is different than most of the machines out there in that it applies force to the tire when spinning in order to identify the high point in the tire and and apply weight accordingly. If the high point is out of spec where no weight can counterbalance then they shift the tire on the wheel and try again to see if the wheel.

most dealers don’t have these machines although it is possible yours did. Typically only high end tire dealerships have them (discount is one of them).

if your tires are too far gone because of a previous alignment issue it is possible the road force machine would not have deemed it within spec for balance, otherwise, if your tires are simply out of balance and not worn out, finding a shop with road force balancers may be the right move.

On a side note, it can be expensive to have them road force balanced depending on the shop. The question then becomes, do you want to invest $100-150 in getting these tires right or do you want to throw that into a new set.

i don’t know which tires you have or which part of the country you are in but it is almost fall so if you are questioning the quality of your tires it may be a good time to do it.

I like to run aggressive tires so I run a Toyo AT/2 which are great for traction and mild off roaring but not the smoothest most comfortable tire out there (by far). The forum loves the Michelin LTX MS2 for good reasons. Deep tread, smooth ride, low noise so really you won’t go wrong but it really varies on your usage. If you live in Arizona and there is no chance for snow and you are sure you aren’t going off road, I would slap a set of Michelin latitude which is an OEM. Smooth and quiet - that about sums it up.