2 weights on tires

[staindvans]

messing around the other day i noticed that there are 2 weights on each tire, one weight mounted on the outside of the rim and one weight mounted on the inside of my rim. is this normal? i was used to the 1 little clip on weight on the outside and thats it. will 2 weights have any negative effects on the tires or anything? i'm pretty sure i get free balancing on tires when i bought the new ones so i can get them rebalanced for free but i'd rather not walk in there all crabby about 2 weights when in the end its not that bad even.

 

[mag03kj]

The inside weights are junk....just my .2cents

They can come off!

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

This is normal.
The only way to properly balance a tire is with a clip on weight on each side of the wheel.

Never had one come off.

 

[mag03kj]

Well daddy worked with tires for 5 years and they never used them bc they said they were junk.....But yet then again i've never had a tire done that way.

 

[eyehatetofu]

Haha, you should have seen my wheels when I had my old beat up MT/R's on there. There were weights all over the place. They still had probably 50% tread left but I was told they were pretty much un-balance-able. I wish I took a picture before I got new tires.

 

[tjkj2002]

Well daddy worked with tires for 5 years and they never used them bc they said they were junk.....But yet then again i've never had a tire done that way.

Your thinking about stick-on weights,those are required on many wheels(many OE wheels also).

 

[mag03kj]

Well didnt he say on the inside of the rim?
Is there another one other then the sticky kind?

 

[tjkj2002]

Well didnt he say on the inside of the rim?
Is there another one other then the sticky kind?

Yes,the normal clip-on weights like the outside weights(just mounted on the inside bead).

 

[staindvans]

Yes,the normal clip-on weights like the outside weights(just mounted on the inside bead).

yup sorry thats what i meant, not the stick on ones just clip on weights on the inside.

 

[mag03kj]

ok...well i was talkin about the sticky ones.

 

[twack]

i have rocked sticky weights for a long time now. i got a buddy who does all my balancing and alignments for free and ive never had a problem.

 

[tommudd]

I won't run a wheel that you can not use regular old style clip on weights on. They stay on better, better balance and all. Used to hate to see a customer come in with those wheels that needed stick on weights, of course we charged him more to balance them!