High end wheel - Balancing

[BADNBLK]

So we just bought Forgelines for the Camaro, and I'm looking for methods/technology of balancing these high end forged wheels. I have a older, but very nice RoadForce balancer, so actually knowing where to install the weights is no issue, but WHAT TYPE OF WEIGHTS are you guys using? I hate the sticky backed steel/lead weights that can fall off, or with a re-balance leaves paper adhesive residue at each point a weight was removed. Balance beads??? Some sort of high end sticky wheel weight???


What are you guys using?

[Schwartz Performance]

We use the stick on ones that you hate, lol

[HandOverFist]

Don't know if anyone here has tried it, but I'm tempted to give Dynabeads a shot in the new 18" wheel/tire combo for the El Camino. I used them in my motorcycles with success.

[BADNBLK]

Don't know if anyone here has tried it, but I'm tempted to give Dynabeads a shot in the new 18" wheel/tire combo for the El Camino. I used them in my motorcycles with success.

I have used them on the rear wheels on an old truck before I sold it. Never had a problem in the short time that I ran them. I have heard people complain with the beads. Unsure if there was something special and new I'm not using

[Turbo6inKY]

So we just bought Forgelines for the Camaro, and I'm looking for methods/technology of balancing these high end forged wheels. I have a older, but very nice RoadForce balancer, so actually knowing where to install the weights is no issue, but WHAT TYPE OF WEIGHTS are you guys using? I hate the sticky backed steel/lead weights that can fall off, or with a re-balance leaves paper adhesive residue at each point a weight was removed. Balance beads??? Some sort of high end sticky wheel weight???


What are you guys using?

A shop with any pride in their work will clean the inside of the rim and get all that paper leftover adhesive off before balancing the wheel. The old residue throws off the balance and an inner wheel that isn't clean won't allow the new weights to adhere.

[Craig510]

Stick on weights. If I have to have a shop re-balance I remove the weights myself and clean off the residue with Goo Gone (the orange oil based kind, not the solvent stuff Goof Off). The tire shop likes to clean the inside with brake cleaner, not the best stuff for paint or powder coat.

[LS1-IROC]

I used stick on lead weights. After they were balanced, i took inventory of the amount of weights and the location for future reference. If I ever encounter an odd vibration I check my data to see if a weight fell off.

[BADNBLK]

Well the old trusty stick on weights appears to be the winner in what people are using. I do my own balancing so I'll be the guy showing if he is worth his salt, but if there was something new I didn't know about I figured it was worth a shot to ask.

James, that is a good idea to keep track of placement and amount.

[TheJDMan]

I purchased my wheels and tires as a package deal from Forgeline and Forgeline balanced them with the standard stick on weights. That said, I'm running Dynabeads in my truck tires and I have been considering them for the car tires. My only concern with using balance beads in the car is that speed and direction changes can be much more abrupt than in the truck.

[icemanrd19]

stop overthinking something so basic. Use sticky weights and be done with it. Trust me I've been in the tire business for over 8 years.

[Lickity Split]

I used dynabeads as a last resort to balance a set of MT Sportsman S/R's. I don't know what the deal was with those tires but they were almost out of round or not flat enough but I'd have a terrible vibration at higher speeds. Anyway the beads tamed the vibration down but there are speeds (slower speeds) where the beads are inbetween balancing your tire and throwing the tire more out of balance.