They screwed up my rims!!!

racerboy88 · 12-11-2005, 12:07 PM

most of the places that I have been to put the weights on the inside of the rim when they are dealing with nice factory or aftermarket rims. I would talk to the manager and ask him why they put the weights on the outside as opposed to the inside.
Were the weights on the outside of the rim before you brought them in? If it was they were probably just doing the same thing, in which case you should have asked them to put them on the inside.

84LX89GT · 12-17-2005, 07:21 PM

There are several types of tire balancing, putting weights on both the inside and outside is called dynamic balancing and it balances the wheel on more than one plane (keeps it from wobbling/hopping), putting weights on just the inside or in the middle of the rim (stick on weights) is called static balancing (keeps wheel from hopping). Either way balances a wheel, dynamic is preferred due to rims having slight bends in them, tires out of round, etc.

12-11-2005, 12:07 PM	#1
racerboy88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: British Columbia Posts: 123	Re: They screwed up my rims!!! most of the places that I have been to put the weights on the inside of the rim when they are dealing with nice factory or aftermarket rims. I would talk to the manager and ask him why they put the weights on the outside as opposed to the inside. Were the weights on the outside of the rim before you brought them in? If it was they were probably just doing the same thing, in which case you should have asked them to put them on the inside. __________________ 1990 5.0 LX H/B H-pipe w/ flowmasters, Koni shocks and BBK springs. Last edited by racerboy88; 12-11-2005 at 12:09 PM.. Reason: wheel weights

12-17-2005, 07:21 PM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	Re: They screwed up my rims!!! There are several types of tire balancing, putting weights on both the inside and outside is called dynamic balancing and it balances the wheel on more than one plane (keeps it from wobbling/hopping), putting weights on just the inside or in the middle of the rim (stick on weights) is called static balancing (keeps wheel from hopping). Either way balances a wheel, dynamic is preferred due to rims having slight bends in them, tires out of round, etc. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

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