Wheel weights

camaroguy236 · 09-10-2017, 02:32 PM

I just had some new tires installed on my SS and after I bought the car home I noticed they had placed wheel weights on each rim. I never noticed wheel weights when I had the stock tires. Are they supposed to be left on? They look awful. Its as if they placed them where they would be the most visible.

DougCBJ · 09-10-2017, 02:45 PM

i have wheel weights on the stock tires on the inside of the rim, they are noticeable.

Soleil · 09-10-2017, 03:03 PM

The wheel weights are necessary due to fabrication tolerances to ensure that your wheel with the tire are 100% balanced. Other wise you will have massive vibration.

SuperSound · 09-10-2017, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by camaroguy236

I just had some new tires installed on my SS and after I bought the car home I noticed they had placed wheel weights on each rim. I never noticed wheel weights when I had the stock tires. Are they supposed to be left on? They look awful. Its as if they placed them where they would be the most visible.

Do you mean they are on the lip of the rim or on the inside (wide part) of the rim? No one should be putting weights on the lip of these rims. They should be using the sticky kind on the inside.

fastball · 09-10-2017, 04:16 PM

If they used the clamp on style weights on the edge of your rim take it back, demand they use the type that stick on the inside, and if they damage your rims tell them they're responsible because they should know you do NOT use clamp on weights on Low profile rims.

Bigdog9586 · 09-10-2017, 05:46 PM

Maxine are stick on

camaroguy236 · 09-10-2017, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperSound

Do you mean they are on the lip of the rim or on the inside (wide part) of the rim? No one should be putting weights on the lip of these rims. They should be using the sticky kind on the inside.

https://ibb.co/kJR54F

Here is a picture of one of the wheels. The weights are placed like that one all 4 wheels. It wasn't like that when it was stock im sure.

Jsreo · 09-10-2017, 07:56 PM

that is normal, if it bothers you hit them with a little paint

Norm Peterson · 09-10-2017, 08:00 PM

If your stock tires were in better balance than the new tires or better matched to the unbalance of the wheels, they wouldn't have required as much weight.

It might have been possible to rotate the new tires around on the rim to find a position that didn't need as much weight, but you'd probably have to get an agreement with the tire guy to make the extra effort. Although if your tires have match-mounting paint spots on them the tire tech should have known how to orient the tire on the rim for a minimum-weight balance.

Otherwise, it is what it is, and good balance doesn't know or care about anybody's appearance preferences.

I suppose you could mask around the weights and spray-paint or plasti-dip them black to make them less noticeable . . . that's about all I can offer that won't cost you money for another wheel balancing job that might not come out a whole lot better.

Norm

KingLT1 · 09-10-2017, 11:19 PM

That is normal...and yes the stock wheel weight was in the same place just darker color so not as noticeable....

16CamaroSS · 09-10-2017, 11:31 PM

I bought some enamel from Walmart, taped around the weights, then brush painted them black. Up close the paint job is meh but the weights are much less noticeable now.

Norm Peterson · 09-11-2017, 06:17 AM

I will say this about the tire tech - on that wheel at least, he didn't do all that great of a job getting the string of weights aligned with the plane of wheel rotation.

Norm

camaromike77 · 09-11-2017, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperSound

Do you mean they are on the lip of the rim or on the inside (wide part) of the rim? No one should be putting weights on the lip of these rims. They should be using the sticky kind on the inside.

Yes, that's what I have and they are NOT notceable at all......

camaroguy236 · 09-11-2017, 08:12 AM

Thanks for the info everybody. I guess I'll just plastidip them black and make them
less noticeable. I can't stand any chrome looking pieces on my car.

09-10-2017, 02:32 PM	#1
camaroguy236 Drives: 2017 Yellow 2SS Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 48	Wheel weights I just had some new tires installed on my SS and after I bought the car home I noticed they had placed wheel weights on each rim. I never noticed wheel weights when I had the stock tires. Are they supposed to be left on? They look awful. Its as if they placed them where they would be the most visible.

09-10-2017, 03:03 PM	#3
Soleil Drives: Camaro 50th anniversary edition Join Date: May 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 2,203 View My Garage	The wheel weights are necessary due to fabrication tolerances to ensure that your wheel with the tire are 100% balanced. Other wise you will have massive vibration. __________________ Soleil _____________________________________________ A car is fast enough, if you fear to unlock it in the morning." (Walter Roehrl)

09-10-2017, 08:00 PM	#9
Norm Peterson corner barstool sitter Drives: 08 Mustang GT, 19 WRX Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Eastern Time Zone Posts: 6,990	If your stock tires were in better balance than the new tires or better matched to the unbalance of the wheels, they wouldn't have required as much weight. It might have been possible to rotate the new tires around on the rim to find a position that didn't need as much weight, but you'd probably have to get an agreement with the tire guy to make the extra effort. Although if your tires have match-mounting paint spots on them the tire tech should have known how to orient the tire on the rim for a minimum-weight balance. Otherwise, it is what it is, and good balance doesn't know or care about anybody's appearance preferences. I suppose you could mask around the weights and spray-paint or plasti-dip them black to make them less noticeable . . . that's about all I can offer that won't cost you money for another wheel balancing job that might not come out a whole lot better. Norm __________________ '08 GT coupe 5M (the occasional track toy) '19 WRX 6M (the family sedan . . . seriously)

09-10-2017, 11:19 PM	#10
KingLT1 Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: 46804 Posts: 6,792	That is normal...and yes the stock wheel weight was in the same place just darker color so not as noticeable.... __________________ 2016 NFG 1SS A8 Options-2SS Leather/NPP Perf. mods-Whipple 2.9/Fuel System/Flex Fuel/103mm TB/Rotofab Big Gulp/Cat Deletes/Corsa NPP Per. times- 10.5 @ 137 w/ 1.8 60ft Full weight on 20's 1200DA

09-11-2017, 06:17 AM	#12
Norm Peterson corner barstool sitter Drives: 08 Mustang GT, 19 WRX Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Eastern Time Zone Posts: 6,990	I will say this about the tire tech - on that wheel at least, he didn't do all that great of a job getting the string of weights aligned with the plane of wheel rotation. Norm __________________ '08 GT coupe 5M (the occasional track toy) '19 WRX 6M (the family sedan . . . seriously)

09-10-2017, 02:45 PM	#2
DougCBJ Drives: 2016 Blue 2SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 612	i have wheel weights on the stock tires on the inside of the rim, they are noticeable.

09-10-2017, 04:16 PM	#5
fastball Banned Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,372	If they used the clamp on style weights on the edge of your rim take it back, demand they use the type that stick on the inside, and if they damage your rims tell them they're responsible because they should know you do NOT use clamp on weights on Low profile rims.

09-10-2017, 05:46 PM	#6
Bigdog9586 Drives: 2016 Z06 coupe Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Mi Posts: 280	Maxine are stick on

09-10-2017, 07:56 PM	#8
Jsreo Drives: 2017 2SS Manual Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 373	that is normal, if it bothers you hit them with a little paint

09-10-2017, 11:31 PM	#11
16CamaroSS Drives: 2016 Summit White Camaro SS (2SS) Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Nebraska Posts: 169	I bought some enamel from Walmart, taped around the weights, then brush painted them black. Up close the paint job is meh but the weights are much less noticeable now.

09-11-2017, 08:12 AM	#14
camaroguy236 Drives: 2017 Yellow 2SS Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 48	Thanks for the info everybody. I guess I'll just plastidip them black and make them less noticeable. I can't stand any chrome looking pieces on my car.

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