What's this on my wheel?

[OICU812]

Every wheel on anything aside from a tractor or slow moving implement is balanced and has to be rightfully so. Must be OPs first vehicle perhaps.

As far as where they're located that's all dependent of wheel itself sometimes tire design by where they place the weighted section due to tread design. My Weds with MPSS weight strips right up tight outwards as well.

[eSOLOR]

Originally Posted by OICU812

Every wheel on anything aside from a tractor or slow moving implement is balanced and has to be rightfully so. Must be OPs first vehicle perhaps.

As far as where they're located that's all dependent of wheel itself sometimes tire design by where they place the weighted section due to tread design. My Weds with MPSS weight strips right up tight outwards as well.

Yep it's the first car I've bought on my own and first car I've modified I figured it was some type of weight by looking at the numbers. I have Michelin PSS as well.

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by eSOLOR

Yep it's the first car I've bought on my own and first car I've modified I figured it was some type of weight by looking at the numbers. I have Michelin PSS as well.

Ok makes perfect sense on their placement then. Have a great day!

[rainmonkey]

so the balance, aside from where on a circle (imagine looking at the wheel as it is lying on the ground so as not to roll) is also dependent on how far toward the face of the wheel the weights are placed.
Sometimes they'll place the weights all the way toward the inside of the wheel, sometimes they'll place it closer to the face (the part that you see easily toward the spokes). This is all done for balance based on calculations by the mount n balance machine.
I doubt they can push the weights further toward the inside without messing up the balance of the wheel.

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by rainmonkey

so the balance, aside from where on a circle (imagine looking at the wheel as it is lying on the ground so as not to roll) is also dependent on how far toward the face of the wheel the weights are placed.
Sometimes they'll place the weights all the way toward the inside of the wheel, sometimes they'll place it closer to the face (the part that you see easily toward the spokes). This is all done for balance based on calculations by the mount n balance machine.
I doubt they can push the weights further toward the inside without messing up the balance of the wheel.

Inward or outward is dependant on the wheel itself in design and tires. So therefore no you would not want to move it from that position either.

[rainmonkey]

Originally Posted by OICU812

Inward or outward is dependant on the wheel itself in design and tires. So therefore no you would not want to move it from that position either.

ok your 2 sentences pretty much said what i was trying to say... but sooo much clearer.

my hat's off to you sir.

[1stGenBRZ86]

they are that close to the wheel because they are dynamic balanced. I'd bet there are hammered on weights on the inside.
To the people saying they belong in the middle, that is another type of balancing, which is less accurate, called static balancing.