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Large balancing clips
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:17 pm
by rwb
Just had some
new tyres. Look a the size of these balancing clips
Is this a subtle way of telling me that my alloys are fukt?
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:25 pm
by steve_earwig
You might want to see if they're straight. I've seen worse anyway...
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:39 pm
by omega
why do you allow the tyre company to do this?
just ask them to stick them on the inside
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:01 pm
by rwb
omega wrote:just stick them on the inside
out of sight is out of mind
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:01 pm
by StevieboyTD
With that much weight on a new tyre, they should remount it. Have they got the coloured dots lined up?
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:51 pm
by rwb
Ah, that's a good question StevieboyTD.
That would explain why all of the wheels now have massive balancing clips.
Where are the dots? On the inside? I didn't notice any on the tyre walls.
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:10 pm
by StevieboyTD
Usually get red & yellow dots on brand new tyres, these relate to the high/low weight spots of the tyre, think one of them should line up (or go opposite, can't remember which) the tyre valve, to get the best natural balance before you add weights.
Re: Large balancing clips
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:54 pm
by Bailes1992
Thats nothing!
Theres about 8 on the inside of one of the T5's alloys
