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undesiredshoe · 09-30-2006, 12:39 PM

I have a question about balancing wheels with lips. How would i balance them without hammering lead weights on the lip and i dont want to put stick on weights on the lip. How do you guys get them balanced?

JVD · 09-30-2006, 12:51 PM

They have weights that stick on behind the face. LOCK!

Jefferson · 09-30-2006, 03:04 PM

yeah dude don't ever put weights on the front of the wheel where it can be seen from the outside that shit is wack. ON every set of wheels that I have ever owned I put the weights on the inside of the wheel. Done

**ThatGuy** · 09-30-2006, 03:08 PM

Any decent wheel balancer knows this already. Even the damn rednecks around me know better than to put hammered on weights on the outside of aftermarket wheels. Hell, most of the time they don't put them on anything but stock steelies, so the hubcaps can cover them.

undesiredshoe · 09-30-2006, 04:02 PM

so the weights are on the inside of the rim??? If you have a huge lip...you put weights behind the face, the outside wont be balanced then...i dont care about sticking weights on the side that no one sees, its just the outside of the lip that people can see.

McRussellPants · 09-30-2006, 04:53 PM

Yes, we understand, its not rocket science. its fine. They have a setting on the tire machine that will tell them where to balance it.

Only legit track cars run weights on the lip. even then its optional.

undesiredshoe · 09-30-2006, 04:55 PM

ohh alright....so its not nessesary to balance the outside of the lip. Just as long as the inside of the face has weights on it?

**ThatGuy** · 09-30-2006, 04:57 PM

Just let the damn shop do their job.

We have told you they will balance, and that they can do it by only putting weights on the inboard side of the wheel. Just take our word for it and allow the shop to do their job. It's not that big of a deal.

BOROSUN · 09-30-2006, 06:14 PM

its easy
-get readings
-mark where to place stickies
-mark vavle stem to tire
-remove tire
-place stickies on the marked area
-put tire back on
-align tire on the mark to the valve stem
-inflate tire recd. spec
-put back on tire balancer
-get readings and cross your finger you get the double O
-then its balancimo

i havent actually done it yet.

undesiredshoe · 09-30-2006, 06:20 PM

ahh thanks...thats all i wanted to know

McRussellPants · 09-30-2006, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

its easy
-get readings
-mark where to place stickies
-mark vavle stem to tire
-remove tire
-place stickies on the marked area
-put tire back on
-align tire on the mark to the valve stem
-inflate tire recd. spec
-put back on tire balancer
-get readings and cross your finger you get the double O
-then its balancimo

i havent actually done it yet.

Ugh, don't.

thats such a jerkoff waste of time. "I can't have weights on my DEEP DISHSFHSDHSDH RIMZ, THEYS SO KLEEN PEEPS BE LOOKING ThRU DA SPOKES TO PEEP MY BARREXZLZ"

STEP 1: Go to NTB/Discount
STEP 2: Say "Tires on and balance and use stick on weights"
STEP 3: Pay
STEP 4: Leave with balanced tires/rims.

once again, NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, christ.

chmercer · 09-30-2006, 06:58 PM

rofl at putting the wheel weights on the inside

that is so fucktarded

lol at clanking tires when your weights come off

undesiredshoe · 09-30-2006, 07:00 PM

please mods just lock this thread....i didnt think asking this question was such a big deal

**ThatGuy** · 09-30-2006, 07:03 PM

I will lock it as you have asked, however...

Asking this question was not a bad idea. Turning it into such a hard concept was. The idea of putting weights inside the tire WAS. Everything else was "spot on".

At your request -

09-30-2006, 12:39 PM	#1
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 36 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Wheel balancing I have a question about balancing wheels with lips. How would i balance them without hammering lead weights on the lip and i dont want to put stick on weights on the lip. How do you guys get them balanced?

09-30-2006, 03:08 PM	#4
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Any decent wheel balancer knows this already. Even the damn rednecks around me know better than to put hammered on weights on the outside of aftermarket wheels. Hell, most of the time they don't put them on anything but stock steelies, so the hubcaps can cover them. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

09-30-2006, 04:57 PM	#8
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just let the damn shop do their job. We have told you they will balance, and that they can do it by only putting weights on the inboard side of the wheel. Just take our word for it and allow the shop to do their job. It's not that big of a deal. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

09-30-2006, 07:03 PM	#14
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I will lock it as you have asked, however... Asking this question was not a bad idea. Turning it into such a hard concept was. The idea of putting weights inside the tire WAS. Everything else was "spot on". At your request - __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

09-30-2006, 12:51 PM	#2
JVD Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 1,820 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They have weights that stick on behind the face. LOCK!

09-30-2006, 03:04 PM	#3
Jefferson Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 394 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah dude don't ever put weights on the front of the wheel where it can be seen from the outside that shit is wack. ON every set of wheels that I have ever owned I put the weights on the inside of the wheel. Done

09-30-2006, 04:02 PM	#5
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 36 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	so the weights are on the inside of the rim??? If you have a huge lip...you put weights behind the face, the outside wont be balanced then...i dont care about sticking weights on the side that no one sees, its just the outside of the lip that people can see.

09-30-2006, 04:53 PM	#6
McRussellPants Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 2,168 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yes, we understand, its not rocket science. its fine. They have a setting on the tire machine that will tell them where to balance it. Only legit track cars run weights on the lip. even then its optional.

09-30-2006, 04:55 PM	#7
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 36 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ohh alright....so its not nessesary to balance the outside of the lip. Just as long as the inside of the face has weights on it?

09-30-2006, 06:14 PM	#9
BOROSUN Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: two legit to quit Age: 44 Posts: 5,236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its easy -get readings -mark where to place stickies -mark vavle stem to tire -remove tire -place stickies on the marked area -put tire back on -align tire on the mark to the valve stem -inflate tire recd. spec -put back on tire balancer -get readings and cross your finger you get the double O -then its balancimo i havent actually done it yet.

09-30-2006, 06:20 PM	#10
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 36 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ahh thanks...thats all i wanted to know

09-30-2006, 06:58 PM	#12
chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 39 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rofl at putting the wheel weights on the inside that is so fucktarded lol at clanking tires when your weights come off

09-30-2006, 07:00 PM	#13
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 36 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	please mods just lock this thread....i didnt think asking this question was such a big deal