Tire Balancing
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Melting Slicks
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Tire Balancing
I'm just wondering what do you guys do in relation to the weights when balancing your tires...
Factory tires came with old fashion balancing weights on both sides, but those weights on the outside are ugly as hell
Is it possible to avoid installing conventional weights on the outside of original AE wheels?
Factory tires came with old fashion balancing weights on both sides, but those weights on the outside are ugly as hell
Is it possible to avoid installing conventional weights on the outside of original AE wheels?
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A road force balance performed by an experienced operator - and placement of stick-on weights inside the barrel will actually be a better balance. No compromise.....try it, you'll like the results!
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One of the first things I do when I buy a car with weights stuck on the outside of the wheels is get them rebalanced with the weights to the inside. Looks much better.
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Do not drive a vette with the weights on the outside rim, they are BUTT UGLY!!!. The very first thing I did when I bought my vert was to tell the dealer to get them off the outside of the rim and put them on the inside of the barrels. No charge.
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I think the magnesium wheels have very little clearance to the calipers. It can work with some very thin stick on weights (they make some weights that are about half the thickness of most) , or if the weights are positioned in the wheel to a spot that is not in line with the caliper.
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Like everyone else stated...road force balance, and weights on the inside. On another note anyone try using balancing beads? I'm going to probably try a set on my race bike. My mechanic says they work fine.
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Almost. I think it is fine with all the OEM aluminum wheels.
I think the magnesium wheels have very little clearance to the calipers. It can work with some very thin stick on weights (they make some weights that are about half the thickness of most) , or if the weights are positioned in the wheel to a spot that is not in line with the caliper.
I think the magnesium wheels have very little clearance to the calipers. It can work with some very thin stick on weights (they make some weights that are about half the thickness of most) , or if the weights are positioned in the wheel to a spot that is not in line with the caliper.
I know 
I know but I would have rather grinded them down then place them on the outside.
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Hmmm.... It's precisely the mags that I was thinking of. I don't know enough about wheel balancing, but - are there times when a proper balance cannot be achieved in the "safe" barrel area on a mag, and you really do have to put them where the caliper is, which would necessitate something like the caliper grinding described?
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This may open up a lot of comments/discussion/arguments etc from the technical purists, but I don't think you will have a problem with stick on weights in the "safe" barrel area.
Many people balance the wheels with only conventional weights on the inside bead area only. While it is not perfect, many people do that without problems. The stick on weights in the safe barrel area are better than hanging all the weights on one bead only.
Many people balance the wheels with only conventional weights on the inside bead area only. While it is not perfect, many people do that without problems. The stick on weights in the safe barrel area are better than hanging all the weights on one bead only.
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This machine has the ability to indicate wheel weight positioning almost anywhere on the wheel. Weights can even be "split" to avoid bigh chunks of them in one location.One problem that is cropping up is that the old style lead weights (either the crimp style or tape weights) are no longer available new. All new wheel weights are a steel alloy and it typically takes more of them to get to the same number of ounces for balancing.