Date:         Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:50:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Lucas Thompson <lucas.thompson@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Lucas Thompson <lucas.thompson@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Best Wheel Weights????? (Advice Needed, Stick-Ons)
Comments: To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com>
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I used to work at a tire shop and have balanced a bazillion wheels.
The typical lead clamp-on weights for steel wheels fell off way more
often than the double sided foam tape kind used on aluminum wheels.
All tire shops have computerized dynamic balancers that figure out the
imbalance on the inside and outside. sometimes it was fiddly to put
the stick on weights far enough to the outside to make them zero out
correctly but it always worked out ok after a few tries.

On 1/3/11, Derek Drew <derekdrew@derekmail.com> wrote:
> How does one go about selecting the best wheel weights of the stick-on
> variety?
>
> Do they make special ones for cold or hot weather so the glue sticks better?
>
> Should you just buy by price?
>
> I noticed that there are many materials used, lead, steel, powder
> coated, etc. but haven't any line on how to shop for these things or
> pick the best ones.
>
> Also, I noticed many different weights of them.
>
> Does one need to load up on a range of weights for flexibility?
>
> What are some good suggested weights?
>
>
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