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05-03-2014, 12:27 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wisconsin
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|  Wheel weights
What do you use to weight your wheels down, and where do you get it? What works best, and what doesn't work as good. |
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05-03-2014, 12:53 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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| Re: Wheel weights
I get spools of 3/16" solid lead from the fishing section at Walmart and wrap it around the center of the wheels and give it two wraps of electrical tape to make sure it stays put.
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05-03-2014, 01:11 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wisconsin
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05-04-2014, 12:53 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Norway
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| Re: Wheel weights
You can use regular stick on balancing weights for 1:1 cars. Cheapest solution. How much depends on what rig you have, weight of it, weight bias, foam and tires and how you drive. There's no correct answer to this. You'll have to try for yourself. I run 70-170 grams of lead in each front in my cars, nothing in the rear. Some prefer a lot more front and some in the rear.
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05-04-2014, 08:46 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: roseburg
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| Re: Wheel weights
I use both fishing weight and stick on weights from the tire shop.
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05-04-2014, 09:16 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Planet Earth
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Im using stick on wheel weights but slowly removing most of it and putting the weight in better places....you can 3.5oz of weight on the axial 1.9 wheel using 1/4 oz weights.  Last edited by 6sharky9; 05-04-2014 at 09:20 AM. |
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05-09-2014, 10:48 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2014 Location: Colorado Springs
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Fishing weights a great idea.... headed to walmart!! Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk |
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05-09-2014, 11:55 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Santa Ana, CA
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| Re: Wheel weights
I also use 1:1 wheel weights. You can get 48 of them for $6.65!! 4 Strips 48pc 1 4oz Polish Chrome Wheel Weights Stick on Self Adhesive Backing | eBay |
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