juat had my zr1s balanced and the stick weights look sloppy i have a ?
01-18-2011, 04:43 PM
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juat had my zr1s balanced and the stick weights look sloppy i have a ? i told the guy to hide the weights as much as he can i came back to pick em up and they are piled up right where u can see them i gotta have em re done can they be put on the inside of the spoke or just on the one side?ill post some pics when i get home
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As I have been told, when wheels are cast, there are imperfections which cause the wheel to need to be "balanced."
Well, those imperfections can be anywhere. And unfortunately the weights need to go where they balance the wheel the most. Tire shops don't want to be held liable for something happening if the wheel is not balanced properly.
Well, those imperfections can be anywhere. And unfortunately the weights need to go where they balance the wheel the most. Tire shops don't want to be held liable for something happening if the wheel is not balanced properly.
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As I have been told, when wheels are cast, there are imperfections which cause the wheel to need to be "balanced."
Well, those imperfections can be anywhere. And unfortunately the weights need to go where they balance the wheel the most. Tire shops don't want to be held liable for something happening if the wheel is not balanced properly.
Well, those imperfections can be anywhere. And unfortunately the weights need to go where they balance the wheel the most. Tire shops don't want to be held liable for something happening if the wheel is not balanced properly.
Long story short you can mount them on the inner side of your wheel without problems.
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generally i have seen delaers are the ones with them. But yeah the newer road force machines have an option to hide weights behind the spokes.
Not sure about some of the gm dealers, maybe the larger ones.
Not sure about some of the gm dealers, maybe the larger ones.
01-18-2011, 07:45 PM
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Holy ****, thats the most weight I have ever seen on one wheel.
Either a very poor quality cast wheel or a tire that is less than perfect, take it back, have them spin the tire around on the rim, if there is a red or yellow dot on either side of the tire, have them line it up with the valve stem if it is not (ust a good place to start, the dot is supposed to signify the lightest spot o nthe tire)
Either a very poor quality cast wheel or a tire that is less than perfect, take it back, have them spin the tire around on the rim, if there is a red or yellow dot on either side of the tire, have them line it up with the valve stem if it is not (ust a good place to start, the dot is supposed to signify the lightest spot o nthe tire)
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Holy ****, thats the most weight I have ever seen on one wheel.
Either a very poor quality cast wheel or a tire that is less than perfect, take it back, have them spin the tire around on the rim, if there is a red or yellow dot on either side of the tire, have them line it up with the valve stem if it is not (ust a good place to start, the dot is supposed to signify the lightest spot o nthe tire)
Either a very poor quality cast wheel or a tire that is less than perfect, take it back, have them spin the tire around on the rim, if there is a red or yellow dot on either side of the tire, have them line it up with the valve stem if it is not (ust a good place to start, the dot is supposed to signify the lightest spot o nthe tire)
01-18-2011, 11:31 PM
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That is a lot of weight. But the hiding behind the spoke thing is something newer machines have. Older machines like most shops have need to balance the wheel like that. The only option to remove those weights is to take it to a shop that can hide them or have the shop you went to static balance them, they would use hammer weights on the inside lip removing all weight from the barrel
