Re: Tires.. excitement and worries...

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

To dynamically balance a tire requires puting the wheel balancing 
weights in the proper position on both the inside and outside of the 
wheel. If a small weight is on the outside it is permissable to switch 
it to the inside but there might be a noticable vibration under some 
conditions. It is best to leave them where they have to go. If it 
really bothers you dab some silver paint on it. The weights compensate 
for any symetrical deviations from ideal dynamic balance so when the 
tire is rotating at high speed it doesn't "bounce". Some brands seem 
to require more balancing then others.
On the subject of torque on the wheel lugs it is best not to 
overtighten for 3 reasons. The first is the posibility of distorting 
the rim and or rotor especially if not done in the correct order. The 
next reason is the possibility of breakage and the third reason is the 
lug wrench with the jack may not be able to remove the lugs if you 
get a flat. The best advice would be to raise the car and remove the 
lugs then retighten in an alternating order to 1/2 the recommended 
torque and then the final torque. Tread wear on the outside of the 
front tires is normal and is due to cornering at speed. As you turn 
the car the tire "tucks under" or rolls so that you are riding on the 
outside edge, the harder you turn and the faster the more you will 
wear the tire's edge. The "cure" is to rotate the tires front to back 
to even the wear. (Don't try this on a Delorean!!!) Although the 
camber is set to try to compensate for this in turns, it is a 
compromise and cannot eliminate this wear. Cars that have lowered ride 
height will probably tend to wear the outside front tires faster.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "adam_one_million" <acprice1@xxxx> wrote:
> [ Moderators note: Shops experianced with performance wheels and 
tires use stick on weights and the balancing can be done by sticking 
the weights to the back side of the wheel. Most likely the shop that 
installed the Yokohamas did that. Don't remove the weights that you 
have now.]
> 
> I finally got my new tires today. I got pirelli 6000s for front and 
> 600s for rear. My previous tires were yokohama AVS, and they had no 
> counter balance weights attached to the wheels. When the techs at 
Les 
> Schwab installed my Pirellis they did the spin balance and attached 
> one of these weights to each wheel.
> 
> I feel that these weights detract from the overall cool appearance 
of 
> the car.. Can they be removed without causing too much ride 
> abnormalities? Can they be mounted on the other side of the tire 
>