Shocks, springs, anything to do with the running gear
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rwb
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by rwb » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:17 pm
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?
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by omega » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:39 pm
why do you allow the tyre company to do this?
just ask them to stick them on the inside
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by rwb » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:01 pm
omega wrote: just stick them on the inside
out of sight is out of mind
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by StevieboyTD » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:01 pm
With that much weight on a new tyre, they should remount it. Have they got the coloured dots lined up?
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by rwb » Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:51 pm
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.
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by StevieboyTD » Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:10 pm
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.
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by Bailes1992 » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:54 pm
Thats nothing!
Theres about 8 on the inside of one of the T5's alloys
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