[TR] how they balance allow wheels

[Joe Burlein]

That is pretty much standard on modern cars.  I don't think I've seen 
clip on weights in years.  Make sure they clean the inner rim before 
sticking the weights on.  All my cars have those.  I HATED those clip on 
things, the damaged the rirms.

Jim Muller wrote:
> My GT6 is running on Cosmic MkII wheels from a Lotus Europa.  At 
> least one needs re-balancing.  When the tires were first mounted and 
> delivered to me, they were balanced with what seem to be weights 
> stuck by adhesive pads to the inside of the inner rims.  There is no 
> obvious lip on either inner or outer rim such as on a steel wheel 
> where one would clip a weight.
>
> Is this adhesive technique standard?  More to the point, if I take 
> the car to any random tire place will they know what to do or will 
> they look at them and refuse to do it?  Or do it poorly?  Should I go 
> to one of the places around here which display collections of spiffy 
> alloy wheels in their windows?
>
> And what if someone sticks adhesive weights to a dirty rim?  What 
> would keep them sticking through rain, snow, sleet, and gloom of 
> night?  Not that I intend to drive through snow or sleet, but rain 
> happens unexpectedly rather often.
>
> Tanks,