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01-29-2011, 07:22 PM
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 Drives: Metalic Silver 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Van Nuys Ca
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wheel weights! what there purpose...??
I noticed I lost a few wheel weights on one of my tires the other day while putting air in em and well I realized that I have no clue as to why there r even there. In other words what purpose do they serve and since I'm missing some should I got to my local tire shop and have em put back on ...?
Thanks for the feed back everyone ... 
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01-29-2011, 07:27 PM
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 Drives: 2011 VR SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Long island,NY (nassau)
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they are there to balance your wheels when u have the tires mounted.. so it doesnt vibrate/jiggle while your driving
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01-29-2011, 07:29 PM
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Drives: Metalic Silver 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Van Nuys Ca
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My cars been vibrating like a vibrator, that might be why... thanks bud! |
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01-29-2011, 08:50 PM
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Drives: 2011 VR SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Long island,NY (nassau)
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np 8) but have a wheel shop do it... u cant just add wheel weights to it 8).. its gotta be balanced... if u add too much or not enought it will vibrate...
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01-29-2011, 09:04 PM
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Drives: IOM 1SS w/factory Hurst Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia
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You deffinatly need to take it and get them balanced that can cause uneven wear on your tires, and extra stress on suspension parts due to the vibration. Vibration usually starts around 45mph. And like (unknown ssrs) said have a tire shop due it you can't just put the wheel weights anywhere they have a machine that spins the wheel and tire that tell them where and how much weight to use.
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