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(Message started by: mr._floppy on Mar 24^th, 2005, 9:23pm)

Title: Wheel Balance
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 24^th, 2005, 9:23pm

Don't know if you get this problem, when getting new tyres the lad doing the balancing on the wheel always puts the lead weight(s) on the outside rim of the alloys rather than the inside rim ( spoils the look, I'm sure you'll agree ) and I always politely ask them to re-do them with the weights in the right place . This is done to the sound of much muttering along the lines of " don't expect the wheels to be balanced perfectly then ".

Does it matter which side of the wheel the weights are placed or are they just being awkward?

Any tyre fitters out there ?

Title: Re: Wheel Balance
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 24^th, 2005, 9:51pm

hi there

what a load of rubbish! >:( they just change a dial setting on the machine and that's it. there's a name/term for doing it, but i can't remember at the moment.

you can use stick on weights or the newer slim profile weights on the inside rim.

Title: Re: Wheel Balance
Post by Paul B on Mar 24^th, 2005, 9:54pm

Absolutely right.

And another thing... the Scorpio's rims (12-spokes anyway) don't have a lip to take the knock-on weights.

Title: Re: Wheel Balance
Post by KEF on Mar 25^th, 2005, 6:20am

Hi to all
I agree and what is more I have just had a set of new tyres put on the front and I watched the guy doing them. when he came to balance them. He cleaned right inside the back of each wheel with a cleaning agent and stuck slim line weights right inside up to the front edge and on the back of the wheels outer edge he used the tap on type. the only way you can see any weights is if you look through the spokes but you never put weights on the front of alloy wheels it spoils the look! I would use another tyre fitters if I was you!!.

KEF
Keith

Title: Re: Wheel Balance
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 25^th, 2005, 10:05am

My car has the older circular cut-out alloys which do have a rim , but as it turned out the wheel was balanced perfectly with the weights hidden away on the inner rim. ( which doesn't get kerb bashed and so the weight is less likely to fall off )

Don't take any lip from these bum fluff faced trainees.

Title: Re: Wheel Balance
Post by Pegasus on Mar 29^th, 2005, 7:28pm

Recently had new tyres on the 12-spoke alloys. All weights on the inside. Agree with others - it would look ghastly on the outer rim.