You didn't mention what car you were working on. But on old full size Pontiacs, I have balanced the wheels using the brake drum and bearing races to center the lug-centric wheels on the balancer perfectly. Produces great results but pretty involved removing the bearing cones, grease and so forth. No commercial tire store would go through the time and effort involved. But when you have time and little money, there are ways to get excellent results. (front drums)
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