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Title: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: 750-h2 on October 11, 2018, 08:47:41 AM
I am about to get my new Good Year Polyglass tires mounted on my freshly painted rallye wheels. My question is, from the factory were the balancing weights installed on the outside or inside of the rallye wheels?  Thanks 
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: Chryco Psycho on October 11, 2018, 09:01:05 AM
 typically they are dynamically balanced so you would have weights on both sides covered by the trim rings
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: 750-h2 on October 11, 2018, 10:43:34 AM
Thanks!
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: 73_Cuda_4_Me on October 11, 2018, 04:41:37 PM
Just FYI... when I had my Coopers newly added 2 years ago, they (lube and tire shop) did the normal balancing, and I had shaking at 70 mph... had them re-balance them, and they said it was right on (so did the machine I watched them do it on!). 

Last year I had the wheels 'road force balanced' at another place (that also does alignment) recommended by a friend, where they put them under a load while mounted to the machine, and they found the rallye rims out of balance (original 14's) by quite a bit, and at different spots than the original balance locations...

After I got the balance re-done under load last year, no problems up to and above the speed I can 'legally' drive... LOL

Good luck with them!
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: Chryco Psycho on October 14, 2018, 06:49:28 AM
The other problem I have witnessed is even when the tires are balanced correctly the tire may not be round , I have seen as much as 1/4" step in the tread where the belts overlap on BFG tires for example
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: dodj on October 14, 2018, 08:10:07 AM
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on October 14, 2018, 06:49:28 AM
I have seen as much as 1.4" step in the tread where the belts overlap on BFG tires for example
From various posts in the last couple years, I'm starting to think you don't like BFGoodrich tires very much...lol
Back in the early 80's, they were the tire to have.
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: RUNCHARGER on October 14, 2018, 08:25:43 AM
They were okay a few decades ago. I agree I don't like them much anymore. I bought a new 75 Road Runner and it had balance weights on the inside and outside of the wheels.
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: Chryco Psycho on October 14, 2018, 01:59:37 PM
Ya think , ...... just experience talking !
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: Swamp Donkey on October 14, 2018, 07:11:43 PM
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on October 14, 2018, 06:49:28 AM
The other problem I have witnessed is even when the tires are balanced correctly the tire may not be round , I have seen as much as 1/4" step in the tread where the belts overlap on BFG tires for example

One big ol Smokey burnout and those tires will be perfectly round.
Title: Re: Wheel balancing question?
Post by: BIGSHCLUNK on October 14, 2018, 08:26:17 PM
HEHEHEHE ol' BIGS still running his TA's    :haha:
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