Never had a problem with the "Sticky Weights" bouncing the tires. You have
to pay attention where you put them though. Some techs will just stick them
on and not pay attention to the location. That's where you get the bouncing
action from. Even on the old Camaro (Centerline Auto/Drags) at 120+, the
weights never came off. It again depends on the mechanic who's putting them
on though.
Most high-volume shops will do a basic cleaning and not pay any attention to
the oils left on the rims from their cleaners. Rubbing Alcohol (or even
better: Methyl Alcohol, available from Home Depot) removes almost all of the
oils and the weights have a clean surface to stick to.
I agree though, having the old "pound on" weights really don't look good on
custom rims. My Dak still has the sticky weights on it since the day they
were put on. I cleaned the surfaces right out of the boxes before the tire
shop got their hands on them.
$0.02
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Dester223@aol.com
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 9:49 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: tire balancing methods
There is basically two kinds of tire balancing.
1) Static. that's where they only mount weights on the inside (back) of the
rim so you don't get (ugly) weights showing on the front. Bad thing is. it
balances the tire left to right, but kinda lacks on up and down balancing.
2) dynamic. where the weights are distributed both on the inside AND
outside
of the rim, provides the best balance, but you sacrifice cleaniness.
Bernd is talking about sticky weights. It's basically weights that have an
adhesive back. You can use sticky weights to Dynamic balance wheels on the
outside and inside for a "perfect" balance and it'll perform just like a
regular hammer on weight on the rim.
Only bad thing to Sticky weights is that. Some shops will get lazy and not
peel all of it or leave a lot of it when they rebalance so you end up with a
heavier and heavier rim each time.
-Dester
<< A couple of quick question: What are the different ways to balance tires?
Which way is the best? Reason I ask is, I had my 17" B. Coddington's
mounted and balanced last week, and they are way out of whack. Truck shakes
so bad I can barely drive it. I am taking it back in tomorrow and wanted to
know as much as possible before they guy tried to give me a line of B.S.
Alex
97 CC Sport V8 5spd
>>
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