Perfect (at least for me) wheel weights for stock MRC PRO Wheels

[bbking9]

Putting the final touches on my new MRC PRO. Needed some weight in my front wheels. After a lot of thought and reading on here. I found the perfect solution (at least for me). Easy cheap and fits like a glove.

here's what you need:

1. 1 package of Water Gremlin Egg Sinker weights from the fishing Dept at Walmart. 1/8 size 14 per bag. One bag could do one wheel - buy an extra bag in case you want them tight together. Cost $1/bag.

2. A hammer

3. Shoe Goo

Take all 14 egg shaped weights on firmly tap them 4-5 times on the concrete to flatten out - some. Not too hard. you dont want a pancake. but you do want them flattened pretty good.
Apply a very light coat of shoe goo onto the wheel- enough to embed 4-5 weights. then move around the wheel with shoe goo and weights. Apply them next to each other with a slight gap in between. the shoe goo will allow you to adjust spacing once all are in. They fit perfectly within the wheel. If you want them tight against each other spend another $1 for a bag and put 15-16 on each wheel. i put 15 in. 14 x .1256= 1.75 oz 15 x .125 = 1.875 oz 16 = 2.0 oz

took maybe 15 minutes to do both wheels. You now have at least 1.75 oz in each front wheel. let dry overnight.

Put a strip of electrical tape over the top.

Here's a couple pics

 

[robynhoods]

good find and looks good

 

[ScoobaSteve]

Ahhh, good idea. I was going to try to find some weight that would fit in that groove since the stick on weight is a little too wide. I'll have to try this. Thanks for the heads up.
Another thought I had was to cut the stick on weights down to fit the groove and stack them as much as I can. Will have to look at the size groove when I get home to see what I can squeeze in there.

 

[bbking9]

Hey Steve. See you're ion Tomball. I grew up in Houston. i have a bunch of tire weights but didnt really have a good way to cut them. They fit perfect in 2.2 wheels but not so much on the 1.9s

 

[Nofriendstaco]

Putting the final touches on my new MRC PRO. Needed some weight in my front wheels. After a lot of thought and reading on here. I found the perfect solution (at least for me). Easy cheap and fits like a glove.

here's what you need:

1. 1 package of Water Gremlin Egg Sinker weights from the fishing Dept at Walmart. 1/8 size 14 per bag. One bag could do one wheel - buy an extra bag in case you want them tight together. Cost $1/bag.

2. A hammer

3. Shoe Goo

Take all 14 egg shaped weights on firmly tap them 4-5 times on the concrete to flatten out - some. Not too hard. you dont want a pancake. but you do want them flattened pretty good.
Apply a very light coat of shoe goo onto the wheel- enough to embed 4-5 weights. then move around the wheel with shoe goo and weights. Apply them next to each other with a slight gap in between. the shoe goo will allow you to adjust spacing once all are in. They fit perfectly within the wheel. If you want them tight against each other spend another $1 for a bag and put 15-16 on each wheel. i put 15 in. 14 x .1256= 1.75 oz 15 x .125 = 1.875 oz 16 = 2.0 oz

took maybe 15 minutes to do both wheels. You now have at least 1.75 oz in each front wheel. let dry overnight.

Put a strip of electrical tape over the top.

Here's a couple pics

Thanks for the tip. Went to walmart looking for them but no luck. Had to order some online to try. How are they holding up for you? Did you feel like you still needed a little more weight after the mod? Thanks

 

[bbking9]

Holding up well for me. i dont feel i need anymore weight -but i have all my electronics up front. just last night i added 1oz to each rear tire (7 pieces).

 

[ScoobaSteve]

Hey Steve. See you're ion Tomball. I grew up in Houston. i have a bunch of tire weights but didnt really have a good way to cut them. They fit perfect in 2.2 wheels but not so much on the 1.9s

Where in Houston did you grow up? I'm on the very south side of Tomball so Houston is just right down the road.
I got my pro operational, but need to do some tuning including weight. Thinking I might just get some aluminum wheels and be done with it so that I can let the foam do what it needs to do, although your way does that.

 

[Nofriendstaco]

Holding up well for me. i dont feel i need anymore weight -but i have all my electronics up front. just last night i added 1oz to each rear tire (7 pieces).

Great... cant wait to try this. just waiting on the sinkers to come in the mail. I've been using 6 sticky weights on the plastic rim and I feel like it dents the foams, and effects the way the tires grip on an obstacle. Thanks again for the tip.

 

[atomicflatulence]

Great tip. Thanks.

 

[bbking9]

Hey Steve, grew up in the heights - but last 10 years of my stay there I lived in the Woodlands. Moved away to Dallas in 1990. I know where Tomball is - it was just a hole in the wall 25 years ago.

 

[T3rry]

I did something similar but i used "lead sinker wire" can be bought at fishing stores, i think this spool was $9, enough to do 3 runs around my 2.2's with some left over. Can also be pounded flat to fit in the mrc groove, that's what i put in my fronts on the stock mrc pro beadlocks.

 

[ScoobaSteve]

Hey Steve, grew up in the heights - but last 10 years of my stay there I lived in the Woodlands. Moved away to Dallas in 1990. I know where Tomball is - it was just a hole in the wall 25 years ago.

I bought some sinker weights last night so I'm going to give this a try today. This will be temporary until I get some aluminum wheels though! 8)
Tomball has grown a lot and everything is moving out our way from Houston. You'd be shocked at the 3 lane highway heading into town now. My sister lives in Grand Prairie so not far from you.