I usually check mine at every tire change but I'll admit to being a little better set up to do this than most. I built myself a very nice wheel balance/truing stand many years ago and I use it often .....
Recently, I acquired one of the commercial balancing stands off Craigslist simply because it was a good deal ($25 new in the box) .....
While good for balancing, it's not so good (yet) for truing. It has no stops to keep the "axle" from sliding left/right on the bearings. I'm going to have to make some. Truth be told, my homemade stand works just as good, if not better. It is better for truing because I can shim the wheel with spacers to keep it from shifting left/right .....
That way, my dial gauge readings stay consistent .....
And while the commercial stand has 4 adjustable feet to level it, I accomplished the same thing on my homemade stand by simply making one of the legs adjustable for height. Having to fool with just one adjustment is much easier than four .....
Recently, I acquired one of the commercial balancing stands off Craigslist simply because it was a good deal ($25 new in the box) .....
While good for balancing, it's not so good (yet) for truing. It has no stops to keep the "axle" from sliding left/right on the bearings. I'm going to have to make some. Truth be told, my homemade stand works just as good, if not better. It is better for truing because I can shim the wheel with spacers to keep it from shifting left/right .....
That way, my dial gauge readings stay consistent .....
And while the commercial stand has 4 adjustable feet to level it, I accomplished the same thing on my homemade stand by simply making one of the legs adjustable for height. Having to fool with just one adjustment is much easier than four .....