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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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Better weights for afetrmarket wheels?

I noticed that one of the 4 times I had my wheels rebalanced in my pursuit to narrow down this darn vibration, that one of my weights had worked it's way loose on the LF side. -THe idiots used the bead weights, but on the inside... so I guess I can't get too irritated about it.

I was told that the stickey weights can only be used twords the center and cannot be used exactly on one side or the other.

Ideas? Suggestions? These wheels don't really have much of a drop center for tire mounting purposes..They're pretty flat, how would I balance the outside of the wheel?

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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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Because of the deep backspace of the 4th Gen wheels, its usually possible to get the sticky weight past the centerline of the wheel, close to the back of the "spokes". Once the weight is past the centerline, it can be used to balance "the front". All my 4th Gen wheels are balanced this way, with no problems. And never lost a weight.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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My ZR1's have sticky weights and work fine/look good
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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eh.. I forgot about this thread..

Ok.. Thanx guys.. I had the stickey weights, but when I had them rebalanced they took em off and used the bead weights on the inside/back (not the face).
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Someone said on here that they did burns outs before the substance that helps the tires on had dried and put the weights at the wrong place in reference to the wheels.
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