Magnesium Wheels Problems
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St. Jude Donor '14
It might be cheaper/quicker to find another set of wheels and sell the ones you have now to someone for a daily driver or racer.
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Taken from their website http://www.innovativebalancing.com/LowProfileTires.pdf
I went ahead and tried them on my Ridgeline with regular balance weights based on the amazing job they have done on motorcycle tires in the past........ I ended up paying a tire shop to take them out and re-balance the wheels. I probably should have just listened to the manufacturer.
I went ahead and tried them on my Ridgeline with regular balance weights based on the amazing job they have done on motorcycle tires in the past........ I ended up paying a tire shop to take them out and re-balance the wheels. I probably should have just listened to the manufacturer.
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Before you do anything hasty...... do you have any vibration? If your car rides smooth, you may have gotten lucky. I wouldn't do anything unless you are chasing a vibration (that is why I was willing to have mine removed).
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I think that your pads are installed "correctly", as the locating ears are seated correctly in the calipers, and the "radius" on the pads' backing plate always faces curvature the rotor's hub, which yours appear to do. However, it might be that you don't have the correct pads.....
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I think the pads are correctly installed. I was having such a hard time trying to understand the argument given for them to be reversed that I had to go to take a look at mine... 
I don't think the pads are not the right ones either. They fit, in relation to the caliper, exactly like mine.
In my opinion it's the brackets used to relocate the calipers when using Baer Eradispeed +2 rotors. It seems they are taking the calipers too far away from the rear rotors.
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The last time I had my wheels balanced, I removed the wheel weights from the visible edge, then took the wheels into a tire shop and asked specifically for them to only add weights on the inside wheel edge where it's not visible.
They told me that it's much more difficult to balance a wheel with weights only clipped onto the inside edge, and that they couldn't guarantee me a vibration free ride. I told them to give it a shot anyways and I'd pay for the re-balance if they couldn't pull it off.
Turned out perfectly fine for me, the wheel weights are on the inside edge completely hidden from view, and I have no vibrations in the steering wheel.
Your experience may vary, based on the trueness of your wheels and the actual tires mounted on them. I may of just lucked out in my experience, but I tried it because I've seen others do the same.
They told me that it's much more difficult to balance a wheel with weights only clipped onto the inside edge, and that they couldn't guarantee me a vibration free ride. I told them to give it a shot anyways and I'd pay for the re-balance if they couldn't pull it off.
Turned out perfectly fine for me, the wheel weights are on the inside edge completely hidden from view, and I have no vibrations in the steering wheel.
Your experience may vary, based on the trueness of your wheels and the actual tires mounted on them. I may of just lucked out in my experience, but I tried it because I've seen others do the same.
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The last time I had my wheels balanced, I removed the wheel weights from the visible edge, then took the wheels into a tire shop and asked specifically for them to only add weights on the inside wheel edge where it's not visible.
They told me that it's much more difficult to balance a wheel with weights only clipped onto the inside edge, and that they couldn't guarantee me a vibration free ride. I told them to give it a shot anyways and I'd pay for the re-balance if they couldn't pull it off.
Turned out perfectly fine for me, the wheel weights are on the inside edge completely hidden from view, and I have no vibrations in the steering wheel.
Your experience may vary, based on the trueness of your wheels and the actual tires mounted on them. I may of just lucked out in my experience, but I tried it because I've seen others do the same.
They told me that it's much more difficult to balance a wheel with weights only clipped onto the inside edge, and that they couldn't guarantee me a vibration free ride. I told them to give it a shot anyways and I'd pay for the re-balance if they couldn't pull it off.
Turned out perfectly fine for me, the wheel weights are on the inside edge completely hidden from view, and I have no vibrations in the steering wheel.
Your experience may vary, based on the trueness of your wheels and the actual tires mounted on them. I may of just lucked out in my experience, but I tried it because I've seen others do the same.
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St. Jude Donor '14
My understanding is if you do not have the weights on the outside (in view) then it is a static balance. To do a dynamic balance they have to put them where you can see them.
Not sure where you would find a high end shop. They seem to be know as just tire dealers around here and I am not sure there is any difference between the shops.
Not sure where you would find a high end shop. They seem to be know as just tire dealers around here and I am not sure there is any difference between the shops.
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I fought the same battle as you, my 98 came with the Mags they were tough to get but loved them for the looks. I even took my car to the dealer to have the wheels balanced and they did the same thing on the fronts scaring up the barrel. They sent the wheels out to be re-powder coated and they came back with the stickers on them under the clear coat just like the factory had them. At the time 10 years ago the dealer couldn't get the stickers but the refinisher had no problem.
After that anytime I had wheels balanced I made sure they used the low profile weights on the fronts and never had any issue with balance.
Have since gone to aftermarket wheels to get the added width I needed for the 600+rwhp.
After that anytime I had wheels balanced I made sure they used the low profile weights on the fronts and never had any issue with balance.
Have since gone to aftermarket wheels to get the added width I needed for the 600+rwhp.