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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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when are there too many weights for tire balance?

I just looked at my tires. They are new-ish so i was just seeing the wear ect. and i noticed a stack of weights inside my wheel. There were 37 1/4oz weights stacked up in 3 rows two weights high. This just seems like an abnormal amount of weight. It turns out to be 9 1/4 oz total. They tires are 285-75r16 km2's. They are balanced, but i expect some to fall off
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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shouldn't be too much of a problem. I have a bunch on mine to. Never had a problem with mine
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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if it is stick on weights, as far as i know there is no limit.

for clamp on weights no more then two.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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The bigger the tires, the more rubber, the greater the variance in balance. I can't see there being a problem. As long as the tires were properly balanced, that is just how much weight they needed.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 03:04 PM
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If you have steel rims then your rim might be bent. Had that problem on my chevy. It was bent just enough where it did not ride bad, but wore my tires out almost like bad shocks will. When I put new tires on and went to balance it calles for 7 oz's of weight so I turned it again and noticed a wobble.

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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dark_fairytales
if it is stick on weights, as far as i know there is no limit.

for clamp on weights no more then two.
lol i have like 6 clamp on weights on my 33s in some spots, Mavis said "I did my best" lmao!
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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everybody remember these? https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f177...ite-up-178687/
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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it is a cheap ass tire shop and they need to buy 1/2 oz, 1oz, and 2oz stick on weights.

they will fall off and then you will be out of balance.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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There is a liquid that truckers run in their tractor trailer tires that works really good. Had a set of 40 swampers on my F250 and someone recommended it, worked great. I used a bottle (a quart) in each tire with the best ride I ever got out of that truck. Downfall is, if I remember correctly, its about $25-$35 a bottle. But it lasted the whole time I had the truck.



http://www.deltatiresealant.com/tire_balancers.php

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