How much wheel weight is acceptable?

[covidcommander]

Idk I installed tires. The less the better.

This seems silly to me...

20x 0.25oz weights

Thoughts?? Ty

 

[DavidKFla]

Try rotating the tire on the rim and see if you get less weight.

 

[EricG]

Yeah you hope for a strip of 3-5 tops...a friend of mine works at Discount Tire and I will wait for him for an hour or make a special appointment as his installs are so clean and balanced, like a little strip of 2 of those weights, he uses black weights too. Drag radials though, he says they balance like ass and you end up with a couple strips of 5-10 LOL

 

[covidcommander]

Try rotating the tire on the rim and see if you get less weight.

Yeah I would have. They didn't... just wondering when it's too much.

Thats alot of steel to come flying off the rim lol

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[DavidKFla]

Yeah I would have. They didn't... just wondering when it's too much.

Thats alot of steel to come flying off the rim lol

🤷‍♂️

I use duct tape over the weights on my drag radials. The 1 time I forgot, they started flying off.

 

[vortecd]

Yeah I would have. They didn't... just wondering when it's too much.

Thats alot of steel to come flying off the rim lol

🤷‍♂️

If they use quality stuff they wont come off. I have not lost any. Normally have a hell of a time getting the foam sticky part off when putting new tires on

 

[vortecd]

Yeah you hope for a strip of 3-5 tops...a friend of mine works at Discount Tire and I will wait for him for an hour or make a special appointment as his installs are so clean and balanced, like a little strip of 2 of those weights, he uses black weights too. Drag radials though, he says they balance like ass and you end up with a couple strips of 5-10 LOL

Black would be so nice. I have been using a black sharpie so the silver doesn't stick out

 

[vortecd]

Idk I installed tires. The less the better.

This seems silly to me...

20x 0.25oz weights

Thoughts?? Ty

I have had weights on top of weights before. Car drove fine

 

[2fast4u]

5 oz seems an excessive amount, I also would try to find position on rim that static balances to least amount, then run it on a good spin balancer with road force OFF.

 

[covidcommander]

I have had weights on top of weights before. Car drove fine

Amazing what people can do 👏

 

[covidcommander]

5 oz seems an excessive amount, I also would try to find position on rim that static balances to least amount, then run it on a good spin balancer with road force OFF.

I think it was a new tech fresh out of school

 

[MikeD1]

Tire dots positioned correctly ?

https://hollisbrothersauto.com/are-your-tire-dots-where-they-should-be/

 

[2fast4u]

^^ Exactly! Many "tire Techs" install tires wherever it falls when mounting, resulting in excessive weights to balance...hence the above response of "Static bubble balance to find the best position of tire to wheel reference. I personally have had it make a 4 oz difference. Anything you can do to help eliminate rotating weight is going to help overall characteristics of ride. Not to mention if you are racing it.

 

[vortecd]

Tire dots positioned correctly ?

https://hollisbrothersauto.com/are-your-tire-dots-where-they-should-be/

I'm not in the tire business but do know about the dots. I don't think I have ever had them lined up by the people that should know

 

[Jimmy N.]

I often find that the wheel and tire with the most weights on it has the lowest road force numbers.
Yes, it's nice to see a minimum of weights, but to me the amount of weight it takes to get a perfect balance is irrelevant.

 

[MikeD1]

I'm not in the tire business but do know about the dots. I don't think I have ever had them lined up by the people that should know

I truly don't get why tire places don't insist on their employees following such a simple rule. Post it on the damn machine if they are that stupid.
It saves time doing the balance, weights + makes for a happier customer for something so simple you could train a monkey to do it !

 

[DavidKFla]

I'm not in the tire business but do know about the dots. I don't think I have ever had them lined up by the people that should know

This is a new one for me. What is this exactly?

 

[Jimmy N.]

Many tire manufacturers use a dot to mark the light part of the tire, usually in yellow.
But there are other colors used, and also for other purposes.

 

[Hickster]

Red and blue. I worked at a tire distribution center in Tenn. You know it is a federal offence to steal a tire??

 

[DavidKFla]

Red and blue. I worked at a tire distribution center in Tenn.

What do they mean?