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Old 07-01-2006, 06:56 PM   #1
timd
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Wheel weight positioning

Had steel showing (oops!) on a tire so I got a new one. After the tech mounted and balanced the new tire, I noticed that on the outside of the wheel, there was a 2 inch weight. On the inside of the wheel and almost directly opposite the two inch weight was another weight about 1 inch in length. I personally don't have any wheel balancing experience but common sense tells me weights shouldn't be put on opposite ends of a tire. Defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
I understand the need to put weights on the inside &/or outside of the rim but OPPOSITE EACH OTHER? Would an EXPERT please reply.
I had this done at WalMart, which makes me suspicious of the weight placement.
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