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Wheel balancing
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:16 pm
by Barraclough
Is a shakey steering wheel at high speed a sign the wheels need balancing? It happens the second I reach 75mph
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:33 pm
by johnny
But the speed limit is 70
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yeah it's normally the balance is off
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:35 pm
by Barraclough
Ssshhh haha. Shall get them sorted tomorrow cheers
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:02 pm
by Barraclough
Finally got them balanced last week and it sorted the problem. They put the weights on the outside of the wheels opposed to how they did it on my old wheels by putting them on the inside. Can I request for them to be on the inside next time to keep them looking tidy?
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:10 pm
by stanc3w0rks
Weights shouldnt be on the outside of a rim. They corrode after awile and make the rims look horrible. I would remove them asap and get stick on weights put on.
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:20 pm
by andy w
My steels have the weights on the outside but most will put them on the inside if you ask them to
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:57 pm
by johnny
Steelies are ment to have the weights on the outside alloys have them inside, like stance said the weight on the outside will react with an alloy
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:59 pm
by stanc3w0rks
Lazy tyre fitters imo. It takes abit more effort putting stick on weights as apposed to hammer ons.
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:00 pm
by Barraclough
They never did it on the Corsa wheels so I don't get why they did it this way on these.
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:29 pm
by johnny
Could have been out of sticky weights or couldn't get them to stick
If you go back and ask for stick on weights I'm sure they'll do it
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:30 pm
by Barraclough
Will remember for next time. Hoping for new wheels soon anyway..
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:44 pm
by coupe77
A good place will always balance alloys on the inside rim only weather it's stuck on or the knock on
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Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:59 pm
by johnny
If it's heavy on the inside you have to balance the outside though
Re: Wheel balancing
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:08 pm
by Barraclough
Lost one of the weights last week, no idea how as Iv never kerbed it. Went back today and they use the knock in weights.