Whats more important: spoke tension or wheel being centred

chuckcork

Maybe a daft question but I don't fully understand hich is best.

Anyway, scenario is I realised recently I had a broken spoke on my back wheel, got a new one, threaded it one and then found I had another 2 also broken. I've replaced those as well and got everything nicely trued, but subsequently realised that the tension on the drive side is higher than the other side.

I don't have any spoke tension meter tools, I'm doing it by feel alone.

To adjust I've backed off the tension on the drive side by a full turn of the spoke nipple, and increased on the other side equally, so the wheel is again without much hassle almost true. Spokes are slightly springy now equally on each side but not rigid. Looking down at how the wheel sits on the bike though it is well out of centred.

Is this a problem?
Is it better to have a wheel that has unequal tensioned spokes or will this be a bigger problem?
Should the side with higher tension be the drive side?
Should spokes be taught and not springy as well?

I have in the past wrecked a wheel through overtensioning and don't want to do it again.

supersonic

Spoke tension is always more on one side because of wheel dish: drive side is higher usually.

If spokes keep braking they could be fatigued and need replacing.

A good wheel has even tension on its relative side.

chuckcork

Thanks.

I've adjusted the wheel back to being centred.