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Mar 29, 2005 | 09:53 PM

KARSC5

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From: Kersey PA

Wheel Weights???

Got my new Z06 motor sports mounted today. My shop put two sets of weights on each wheel.One mounted on the back side outer rim and stick on weights on the inside of the rim. Is this normal to put on two sets?

Mar 29, 2005 | 09:59 PM

yellow01

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To be clear do you mean inside (toward car) and outside (away from car) or inside/outside the rim on the same side?

If you mean the 1st, i.e. left and right sides of the wheel yes, and that's great because they balanced it inside and out. If you mean the other...seems like alot to me.

PS. I'm no expert

Mar 29, 2005 | 10:15 PM

ramcharger

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this is called a static balance. it is normal for modern wide wheels

Mar 29, 2005 | 10:18 PM

augydog

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Yes its normal.

(no such thing as perfect wheels)

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Mar 29, 2005 | 10:30 PM

mcarota

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Yup, normal.....and good thing they used the stick ons....I have seen several vettes where the shops hammered weights onto the outer wheel. I would be pi$$ed if they were my cars.

Mar 29, 2005 | 10:46 PM

KARSC5

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From: Kersey PA

He hammered weights on the outer part of the wheel but on the back side where they are not showing.He put stick on weights in the inside of the rim as close as he could put them to the front of the wheel so they dont show as much. He was going to stick them on a spoke but they were not wide enough. I have confidence in this guy but I just thought it was a lot of weights.

Mar 29, 2005 | 10:59 PM

George8211

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My sticky weights went flying to the four corners of the planet on my first burnout !!

Mar 29, 2005 | 11:01 PM

mcarota

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I have seen them on the outside of the rim though, causing the clear and chrome on the wheels to flake. It looked terrible. Glad to hear yours were done right