Of course you want stick on weights instead of hammer on weights for your aftermarket wheels, but have you ever had one come off?



The adhesive backing doesn't look all that strong, and a lot of racers I see stick some duct tape over them to make sure.



I don't want to put the tape on all that bad, so for now I've just traced around the outline of the weights so I'll know if one comes off, and what size and location to replace it.

use the regular weights tyson..

just have them place it on the inner portion of the wheel where its not visible..

I've seen them come off my motorcycle rim. And the glue **** underneath looks real ugly on chrome. Made me angry.

They won't come off, I"ve never had them come off. when the wheel spins the weights are pushed against the wheel rim due to centripetal force. The only time it comes off is when you knock it off against the brake rotor when you put the wheel on. Dont worry about the duct tape.



Plus if it does fall off, it's not that hard to rebalance a wheel, and you won't crash if it does fall off.



Use them. But those ToyoRA1s you have should have pretty damn good dyanmic balance. 3 wheels with stock s5 tiis don't even need any weight with the RA1s, only 1 wheel did because the wheel isn't perfectly straight.

i have seen race cars use them also, but more open wheel cars.

i think it's mostly for potential collision damage, but more so that they don't fall of during a tire change, or moving around in the pits.



it's not long it's a big deal on the road anyways. maybe on a long trip, but a lot of places can just re-balance the wheel for you.



- Aaron

i worked at a tire store for over a year, never seen one come off.... unless it was an idiot who put them on and didnt clean the wheel first.



Also get it static balanced with the weights in the middle of the wheel for the most true balance

Awaiting pics of them mounted!!

[quote name='sweet7' date='Jul 15 2005, 06:22 AM']Awaiting pics of them mounted!!


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oh yeah...

what tires are those?

looks good https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

[quote name='coldfire' date='Jul 15 2005, 08:35 AM']what tires are those?

looks good https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png


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Toyo RA1

[quote name='TYSON' date='Jul 15 2005, 08:42 AM']Toyo RA1


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oooh, sticky https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif



these are for track? or are you one of those crazies who can afford r-comps on the street? hehe

Those are only street legal in theory at this point.

What wheels?



As long as you clean the wheel before you stick on the weight, it will be fine.

meh, it all depend son who puts them on.



i have however seen them dislodge on a ford ranger and get thrown straight through his fender liner thing.



dont let tire rack balnce your wheels, ive seen some horrific things from them, including weights tape to the lip that you hammer the hammer type weights onto.



kevin.

i've had them come off of my front rims before due to excessive brake caliper heat.

[quote name='GreyGT-C' date='Jul 17 2005, 10:21 AM']i've had them come off of my front rims before due to excessive brake caliper heat.


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This is what I was thinking. I noticed one has moved just from moving around and stacking them on a +30C day. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png

[quote name='TYSON' date='Jul 17 2005, 05:36 PM']This is what I was thinking. I noticed one has moved just from moving around and stacking them on a +30C day. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png


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the glue for the weights sucks. and there's actually a quality difference between brands, some are a lot better then others.



the best from most manufacturers are the smaller, 1/4oz weights. the 1/2oz ones are heavier then the glue can handle and fall off easier.



im not a fan of stick-on weights after some of the crap ive seen, but i have seen a lot of people start putting duct tape over them, not the prettiest solution but it works.



kevin.