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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 03:36 PM
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Just wondering if any of you have had your tires balance and requested "inside weights ONLY"? I know this can be a real pain for the installer but I was wondering if you felt any shimmy/hop/etc at 140+. I am asking cause I just ordered the GY F1 GS-DEs and I am considering asking for "inside weights ONLY" when I get the balancing done on Fri.

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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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Let me take this a step further. How much is too much weight when balancing a tire?
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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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Default Re: Tire Balancing (lplott)

Lonnie,

I had discount tire balance my Y2K's + Kumho MX tires with inside stick-on weights 3 weeks ago. Smooth as glass, but I've only had it up to 120 so far.
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160+ w/o a problem :thumbs:
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