Wheel balance weights - outside or in??

[Ruby Fan]

I just had a new set of tires put on my 85 and the tire dealer recommended putting the weights on the outside too or both sides, makes a better balance. What do you like? Would you only prefer inside or do the outside too? I would have liked the inside only, but I thought I would be running around with this baby and not just a Sunday drive, so I went with the dealer recommended.

 

[Red Vette]

On my 94 vert, the wheels are balanced with inside stick on weights only. The car handles well, but I do note a small vibration occassionaly on rough roads, so I can't attribute it to the balance. Since you went with the dealer's recommedation, do you have any problems, other than the unsightly look of the outside wheel weights?
Barrett

 

[Ruby Fan]

So far very smooth but I just drove it for a test run and feels much better than the tires I had on before. I have to hit the interstate to feel the difference. thanks

 

[gmjunkie]

I prefer "Road Force Balancing",I don't care where they gotta be as long as the ones on the outside are plastic coated!! "Road Force Balancing",your tires will stay balanced longer and wear better!!

 

[Toms007]

I prefer "Road Force Balancing",I don't care where they gotta be as long as the ones on the outside are plastic coated!! "Road Force Balancing",your tires will stay balanced longer and wear better!!

I agree with Junk, I had mine road force balanced and they did their darnest to do it without putting weights on the outside, they even came out to ask me if it was OK to put weights on the outside of the wheel. I told them if that's what it took to get them balanced correctly, then by all means, out them on the outside.

There aren't too many and they aren't very big, so I can live with the weights out there.

 

[gmjunkie]

There aren't too many and they aren't very big, so I can live with the weights out there.

Thats whats great about Road Force Balancing,If done correctly, they actually will turn the tire on the rim to allow for Wheel,Tire run out differences to counter act!! = Less wheel weights, and a Better overall Wheel-Tire Balance!!!

 

[LindenBob]

Weights are best to be split with the inside and outside being the same Like .5 outside and .5 inside to make the 1 oz. if needed. I did not want any weights on the outside of my chrome wheels so with the deep dish all to the inside I had the weights put as close to the center of the wheel on the inside. Stick on weights give the best of both worlds.

 

[DaleD]

Weights are best to be split with the inside and outside being the same Like .5 outside and .5 inside to make the 1 oz. if needed. I did not want any weights on the outside of my chrome wheels so with the deep dish all to the inside I had the weights put as close to the center of the wheel on the inside. Stick on weights give the best of both worlds.

I bought new wheels and tires from AFS and they came mounted and balanced. They used stick weights, and given the backspace of an early C4, the weights are about centerline of the wheel, but are on the inside.

So far, no problems, I'm happy.

 

[ZumZum]

I installed braided stainless brake hose on my '88. Then I put a set of 17x11/315's on the rear. Under hard cornering to the right I can hear the wheel weights clicking on the brake lines. Not good. I'm either going to have the weights placed on the outside or in a different position on the inside.