Wheel Balancing Issue
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,720
Likes: 19
From: Manhattan Beach Ca
Wheel Balancing Issue
Got four new GT2's put on last week. I took the beauty rims and center off so the tire place wouldnt damage them. Brought the car back to put the outer rings back on but the tire shop put weights exactly in the spot the clamps of the ring goes. On two tires.
You cant adjust the rings since there is a hole for the valve to stick out. So I thought I would just slide the weights along the ridge just enough to make room for the ring clamp knowing it might screw up the balance. Well I think I'm detecting some out of balance at around 50 mph but I'm not positive.
Would moving them a couple inches make a difference and what other options do I have to solve this? THX
You cant adjust the rings since there is a hole for the valve to stick out. So I thought I would just slide the weights along the ridge just enough to make room for the ring clamp knowing it might screw up the balance. Well I think I'm detecting some out of balance at around 50 mph but I'm not positive.
Would moving them a couple inches make a difference and what other options do I have to solve this? THX
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,166
Likes: 284
From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
You could have them static balanced (weights stick on to the back of the rim) or you could have them break down the tires and just move them (the tires) on the rims an inch or 2. Good Luck!
Dave
Dave
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,428
Likes: 5
From: Japan
You could also get some tape weights of equivalent amounts (the clamp-on weights have their respective weight embossed onto them) and tape them to the inside of the wheels as close to the wheel center as you can get them at the same spot on the wheel rims.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 2,675
Likes: 13
From: Sudbury MA
Sounds like you found a decent shop that cares about customers and making things right, especially at no charge.
I'd bring the guy a six pack in case you need tire work done again in the future.
Never hurts to have a connection,,,
Kurt
I'd bring the guy a six pack in case you need tire work done again in the future.
Never hurts to have a connection,,,
Kurt
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,166
Likes: 284
From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
I believe this is called "Static Balancing". I could be wrong but, that's the way it was explained to me.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 37,637
Likes: 3,118
From: Crossville TN
If you have the 'original'-style of beauty ring, you should have asked them to put "tape-weights" inside the outer edge of the rim, if the wheel needed weight on the outer face. Just moving weights around and/or putting all weights on the inside are not good alternatives. Glad the shop will take care of you.