C1: Wheel weights

[Dave F.]

I'm getting ready to mount my Firestone vintage tires on the original wheels and I see that Paragon sells wheel weights that say "micro" on them. Apparently these are correct for judging. Is it worth it to buy these? How many points to you lose for something like that? Does anyone have experience with how many of those things I might need to buy for 5 wheels? They sell em in 1 oz, 1.25 oz and 2.0 oz sizes.

-Dave

[Roy B.]

Re: C1: Wheel weights

It dont matter to me and was never judged or mentioned to me while having my 55 judged,

[John H.]

Re: C1: Wheel weights

Technically, the configuration of those "Micro" weights are incorrect, as they carry both the English (ounce) and Metric (Gram) markings; in the grand scheme of things, that's worth a max of one point.

[Dave F.]

Re: C1: Wheel weights

So I guess you guys are telling me not to worry about it.

Would you go so far as to say its OK to use those new style flat weights that you mount on the inside of the rim, which would keep the wheel faces nice?

-Dave

[Dennis C.]

C1: Wheel weights

I suggest you do not put any weights on the outside face of the wheel...

[Mike M.]

Re: C1: Wheel weights

gfo to junk yard or old established tire store in your area looking for original aviordupois system of weight markings as metric marking will cause a deduction. mike

[Tracy C.]

Just get back from vocab school or something? *NM*

[Mike M.]

Re: Just get back from vocab school or something?

apothecary. mikie

[Roy B.]

Re: C1: Wheel weights

That's what I did put them on the back ( no see no point deduct)

[Mark #28455]

Pep boys

Had the same "micro" weights as Paragon (with both English and metric weights). By the way, Bada - the maker of Micro weights - apparently is trying to push "lead free" weights as balance weights are apparently a huge source of lead pollution in the environment.
Mark

[Gary B.]

C1: Wheel weights

Dave,

Depending on who judges your car, wheel weights are a judged item and some judges will look for the oz designation appearing twice on MICRO weights equal to or greater in weight than 1.0 oz. And some judges will indeed go to the trouble of looking for the correct weights on the inboard side of the tire, so you can't necessarily hide incorrect weights there. And if you choose to use no weigths at all, common sense judges are unlikely to accept the argument that all 5 of your tires were in perfect balance and didn't require any weights.

As Mike#14 suggests, you should be able to find some old MICRO weights at a junk yard so long as the yard has cars from the '50's and 60's.

I would suggest not buying the Paragon weights since the metric designation is a dead giveaway and if you grind off the metric number, you will be left with a weight that has the oz number embossed only once, not twice as it should be for weights of 1.0 oz and larger.

Gary

[Tracy C.]

Re: Just get back from vocab school or something?

I think you just apoligized, but not sure because I recently traded my latin dictionary in for a "instant messenger" model so I could keep up with my kids...

later,
tc