Visible wheel balance weights

richard schumacher · 10-11-2006, 10:35 PM

A remark by Dan the Man made me go look at my wheels: there are no wheel balance weights visible anywhere on them.

What about this? Are balance weights needed only with replacement tires? If there are factory weights, are they mounted on the inner rim facing the car? (Presumably they are not inside the tire, unless the factory has some very sophisticated balancing technique...)

Beryl Octet · 10-11-2006, 10:46 PM

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A remark by Dan the Man made me go look at my wheels: there are no wheel balance weights visible anywhere on them.

What about this? Are balance weights needed only with replacement tires? If there are factory weights, are they mounted on the inner rim facing the car? (Presumably they are not inside the tire, unless the factory has some very sophisticated balancing technique...)
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From the factory, there are weights on the inside of the rim, i.e, not the back rim, but the inside facing the wheel hub attached with some sort of adhesive, on my Prius. You should be able to see them through the spokes of your wheel if you remove the trim ring.

DGH · 10-11-2006, 10:49 PM

Mine are on the inside edge of the rim, results in a much cleaner look.

Dan.

Orf · 10-12-2006, 09:51 PM

When wheels are properly balanced after a tire change, they should be balanced both circumferencely and laterally. This may cause weights to be added to the inside and outside rim right next to the tire.
The balance weights attached with adhesive sound like wheel balances put on to the metal wheel before the tire is fitted.

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10-11-2006, 10:35 PM	#1
richard schumacher Destination: Eschaton Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 5,510 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #6 Thanks: 99 Thanked 93 Times in 66 Posts Friends: 0	A remark by Dan the Man made me go look at my wheels: there are no wheel balance weights visible anywhere on them. What about this? Are balance weights needed only with replacement tires? If there are factory weights, are they mounted on the inner rim facing the car? (Presumably they are not inside the tire, unless the factory has some very sophisticated balancing technique...)

10-11-2006, 10:49 PM	#3
DGH Thread Terminator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wales, WI Posts: 125 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #8 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Mine are on the inside edge of the rim, results in a much cleaner look. Dan.

10-12-2006, 09:51 PM	#4
Orf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Devonport, Tasmania Posts: 382 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: I-Tech Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	When wheels are properly balanced after a tire change, they should be balanced both circumferencely and laterally. This may cause weights to be added to the inside and outside rim right next to the tire. The balance weights attached with adhesive sound like wheel balances put on to the metal wheel before the tire is fitted.