Re: [Chevelle-list] Tire Balancing

[Brad Waller]

I have seen it both ways.  Putting them on both sides is better, but doing it the easy way on one side only still works OK for a passenger car.  The tire machine at the shop I use tells them which side to put the weight on.  For any performance application I would go to a shop that put weights on both sides. Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1 '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17 Kumho MX From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Sullivan Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:08 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: [Chevelle-list] Tire Balancing Hey guys.  Many, many things have changed since I worked in a service garage.  When we balanced tires we split the weight needed between both sides of the wheel.  If it took called for a one ounce weight we put a half ounce on each side of the tire/wheel at the specified spot.  I was instructed that weights on only one side would balance the wheel centrifugally, but not dynamically. This past week my wife got new tires on her car and I noticed a large weight on one of the tires.  I reached behind to the back side and there was no other weight.  Is this a new finding that they only need to put the weights on one side of the wheel?? Thanks