Adding Weight

[93yj6044]

I'M GOING TO PUT SOME WEIGHT IN THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP.HOW MUCH IS RECOMMENDED????? USING STICK ON TIRE WEGHTS

[Wrecker]

I use about 750 bb's in each front tire. I think that's about perfect. I've tried more and less and 750 seems to work great. If you can figure out how much a bb weights then you could convert that to a total oz measurement and do that much in tire weights.

[S-Dog]

so is it best to only put some weight in the front tires?

I've read the other posts on this... so I guess a more specific question would be . Is it a good idea to start only adding in the front for a noob?








Scott

[JaKeLeE]

i was crawling one cay and couldnt get over a hill with out rolling over back wards so i put a rock in between the body and the chassis and i went right over it.

[93yj6044]

Don't U Here The Bb's Rolling Around In The Tires?i Was Just Gonna Stick The Tire Weights Under The Front Part Of The Body,like Under The Hood!i Was Just Tryin To Figure Out How Many Oz's I Should Use.

[hotrodzach]

try a pound and if it's too much, take away as needed
-Dalton

[Wrecker]

Originally Posted by 93yj6044

Don't U Here The Bb's Rolling Around In The Tires?i Was Just Gonna Stick The Tire Weights Under The Front Part Of The Body,like Under The Hood!i Was Just Tryin To Figure Out How Many Oz's I Should Use.

I can hear them a little, nothing I ever notice though. Don't mount them on the body, that will raise your cog and you'll end up counteracting yourself. Put the weight in the wheels, that way it is as low as possible. Weight up high will hurt more than it helps.

[93yj6044]

Any Idea How Many Oz's???

[hotrodzach]

a pound is 16 ounces i think...don't quote me on that though cause im not sure
-Dalton

[mudfanatic]

Originally Posted by wrecker

I can hear them a little, nothing I ever notice though. Don't mount them on the body, that will raise your cog and you'll end up counteracting yourself. Put the weight in the wheels, that way it is as low as possible. Weight up high will hurt more than it helps.

I have given this a lot of thought too as I have a lot of rocky uphills around here and the front end is just too light to get a grip crawling up things. I don't want to put weight in the tires as that would be too hard on the steering so I am trying right now to come up with a way to mount the weight as far foreward and low on the chassis as possible, or somewhere on the front, or inside of the front axle. I am thinking of getting the stick on weights that tire shops use on aluminum tires, then adding about 10 oz to start then continue to add as needed by about 4 oz at a time. Dan

[rig it]

i wanted to get stick on weights like that to put in the tires and it really doesnt matter where u put the weight on the axle, it will be on the axle so it will be the same on the steering, the more weight u add on the crappier the steering will be, i think im gonna just stretch mine out a hole for better weigth distribution

[Wrecker]

Originally Posted by mudfanatic

I have given this a lot of thought too as I have a lot of rocky uphills around here and the front end is just too light to get a grip crawling up things. I don't want to put weight in the tires as that would be too hard on the steering so I am trying right now to come up with a way to mount the weight as far foreward and low on the chassis as possible, or somewhere on the front, or inside of the front axle. I am thinking of getting the stick on weights that tire shops use on aluminum tires, then adding about 10 oz to start then continue to add as needed by about 4 oz at a time. Dan

My steering wasn't effected at all, at least I couldn't notice it on any of my rigs compared to ones without. Like rig it said, it doesn't matter where the weight is, it will have the sam effect on the steering. So with that said you'd want to put it as low as possible, which would be in the bottom of the tires. You can't get any lower than that.