[DeTomaso] tire balance question

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/28/10 17 55 3, panteratime at aol.com writes:


> Can you tell me the correct spot for tire balance weights on stock rims?  
> I am going to a local tire shop and would like to let the "kid" know where 
> to place the flat weights.  I have 10" in rears and 7"up front. 
> They curently have weights but I am not sure whoever did high speed 
> balance last placed weight in correct spot on rim.  Do they go closest to the 
> center of rim? outer edge or inner?
> 

They should go on the inside of the rim, as close to the center as 
possible.   Some machines are sophisticated enough to tell the tech to place them 
closer to the edge, but most aren't.   Don't let them put weights on the 
outside where they are visible--yech!

Make sure they clean the wheel very well so the weights stick on.   I also 
like to use a paint marker to draw around the outside of the weights; that 
way, if the weights should happen to fall off (or partially fall off), the 
remaining paint square tells the tale.

Racers will often cover up the weights with a piece of racer's tape 
(colored duct tape) for added insurance.

Mike