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Re: How important are wheel weights?
Wheel weights are really not that important as long as your wheel is balanced. For larger wheels and vehicles zeroing out your wheels really isn't that important as you will feel the road anyway. Try taking your car to a Discount Tire. While you are waiting you will be allowed to watch the technician balance your wheels and ask him about what he thinks. Make sure you get someone experienced! They will know what they are talking about they do this for a living. If you still get vibes your tire may not be round and they will have to rotate your tire so that your wheels heaviest point is opposite from your tire's. If your wheel is bent and its steel they can usually bend it back, but it still won't be as round as it was brand new. For aluminum wheels, you can get them machined or just buy new ones. Its expensive either way. Just don't hit curbs, make sure you replace your tires when they start wearing out, and get them rebalanced every 6-8000 miles. The amount of weight doesn't matter unless you feel like replacing your wheels all the time.
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