Why Lord Why???

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:34

Coming home tonight and I overtook a large car transporter with around 8 Jaguar XJ's on board.

Looking at the bottom row, I noticed that the beautiful alloy wheels had friggin' balancing weights on the outside of them

What is the world coming too? And who employes these monkies?

Firestar_3x · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:38

Faithless said:
who employes these monkies?

The big boss Monkey?

Seriously who knows nor cares!

paradigm · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:38

Yes, damn them for making the cars safe :rolleyes:

Sometimes it isn't possible to do on the inner edge due to how unbalanced the wheels are.

Also, you spotted this as you were driving past, wtf? Get your eyes on the road tbqfh.

agw_01 · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:44

paradigm said:
Yes, damn them for making the cars safe

No need for that really.

Also, you spotted this as you were driving past, wtf? Get your eyes on the road tbqfh.

Although I agree with this.

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:04

my passenger pointed it out. There were about 8 weights on the outer rim and unless the wheel is incredibly unbalanced there is no need for the weight on the outside of an alloy, bearing in mind all proper wheel balancing is done with the outside face of the wheel set to 0 I can't see why this would be the case, and on a jag too.

L0rdMike · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:06

I swear more and more weights get added to mine each time I change a tyre.

paradigm · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:08

Faithless said:
my passenger pointed it out.

O RLY?

Faithless said:
I noticed that

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:09

paradigm said:
O RLY?

Ya Rly. After my passenger pointed it out, I observed it. If I hadn't noticed, I wouldn't have observed it now would I :rolleyes:

Nazbit · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:13

I see this everywhere, it is one of my pet hates. Although if its got to be done, its got to be done.

Im sure they could manage to get them on the inside more than they do though.

Glaucus · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:14

L0rdMike said:
I swear more and more weights get added to mine each time I change a tyre.

If there doing it properly, every weight should be removed, before they measure it

GlasgowTitan · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:53

I don't understand. Need pics to describe what the hell you guys are talking about... :confused:

TaKeN · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:59

Small lead weights on the rim of a wheel,

to balance it,

panthro · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:12

Firestar_3x said:
Seriously who knows nor cares!

paradigm said:
Yes, damn them for making the cars safe

Also, you spotted this as you were driving past, wtf? Get your eyes on the road tbqfh.

A little double team of rightous keyboard warriors, how cute :rolleyes:

This is an alloy wheel weight

eracer2006 · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:15

the guy who fitted the tyres to my alloys on my old golf did this.

i had a go at him and called him stupid.

surely putting silver wheel wheights on the outside of BLACK alloy wheels is stupid ? :confused:

TaKeN · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:20

Its gonna take a long time to balance a wheel with a weight on the inside, because every time you will keep having to take the tyre off

Nazbit · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:21

eracer2006 said:
the guy who fitted the tyres to my alloys on my old golf did this.

i had a go at him and called him stupid.

surely putting silver wheel wheights on the outside of BLACK alloy wheels is stupid ?

To be fair, I cant imagine most garages being given to many black alloys to balance.

I can understand you being angry as it would look daft, but does him trying to make your vehicle safe make him stupid?

As stated previously, in some cases the weights have to go on the outside in order to balance the weel properly which is a shame in your case.

commited · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:26

Its gonna take a long time to balance a wheel with a weight on the inside, because every time you will keep having to take the tyre off

no - on the inside of the rim - i.e behind the spokes.

Nazbit · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:29

Yeh I wouldnt have thought they would have to take the wheel off, although they might depending on how easy access was from the back.

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:39

panthro said:
A little double team of rightous keyboard warriors, how cute

This is an alloy wheel weight

LMAO

Of course it appears that if you're not in with the 'in' crowd, you're nobody on these forums. Still its a nice little playground.

Jez · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:39

Nazbit said:
Yeh I wouldnt have thought they would have to take the wheel off, although they might depending on how easy access was from the back.

Balancing is not done on the car :confused: