rs3 saloon wheels weights

[royalsteve68]

Anyone else have weights on their wheels. Mine have been there from pick up so either the manufacturer or dealer put them on. Little rectangle items behind the spokes but visible.

Looks like they shouldn't be there

 

[Jonny B]

Anyone else have weights on their wheels. Mine have been there from pick up so either the manufacturer or dealer put them on. Little rectangle items behind the spokes but visible.

Looks like they shouldn't be there

Wheel balancing weights ? Yes I have those . As I would expect .


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[Phil3]

Perfectly normal to have wheel weights... it would be a bit odd to not have them

 

[FBF01]

Anyone else have weights on their wheels. Mine have been there from pick up so either the manufacturer or dealer put them on. Little rectangle items behind the spokes but visible.

Looks like they shouldn't be there

They need to be there, as all mine were removed when I had the tyres changed and nobody thought to put them back on! The car at 70 and above would wobble, felt like it was bouncing along the road. Thankfully when I had all 4 wheels painted the chap added the weights back on, what a difference!

 

[royalsteve68]

Surely not normal from new. If so implies the wheels are badly made

 

[Phil3]

Surely not normal from new. If so implies the wheels are badly made

You’re balancing again the tyre and also the valve on the alloy... not just the actaully alloy alone, so there is a few different factors they are used to balance out

 

[Jonny B]

Surely not normal from new. If so implies the wheels are badly made

All wheels need to be balanced with a tyre . It’s impossible to manufacture a perfectly balanced wheel and tyre . You have to adjust for not only the valve but any defect in the tyre . And slight imperfection is magnified at speed thus you get vibration through the steering wheel and uneven tyre wear .


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[Dodgygtr]

Nope it’s normal to have them. They compensate for tyre and valve weight.

 

[Phil3]

My only gripe about the wheel weights... they’ve used silver ones and my alloys are black on the inside

 

[Jonny B]

Think about like this . It’s almost impossible to manufacture a wheel or tyre with the same weight all the way round . Clearly the valve but also the hole for said valve , the type of valve and where the tyre is formed in the mould all these things need to be balanced out . Centrifugal force will magnify any imperfection.


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[Phil3]

All wheels need to be balanced with a tyre . It’s impossible to manufacture a perfectly balanced wheel and tyre . You have to adjust for not only the valve but any defect in the tyre . And slight imperfection is magnified at speed thus you get vibration through the steering wheel and uneven tyre wear

Think about like this . It’s almost impossible to manufacture a wheel or tyre with the same weight all the way round . Clearly the valve but also the hole for said valve , the type of valve and where the tyre is formed in the mould all these things need to be balanced out . Centrifugal force will magnify any imperfection

Thanks for explain your point twice

 

[Jonny B]

Thanks for explain your point twice

I thought I was helping with a different way of thinking about it . Won’t bother in future .


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[Phil3]

I thought I was helping with a different way of thinking about it . Won’t bother in future .

Wow... either it’s someone’s time of the month, or just not one for joke eh

 

[RGBARGEE]

My only gripe about the wheel weights... they’ve used silver ones and my alloys are black on the inside

Touch up if you are that worried. Thin coat of unleaded paint or you could upset the balance.

 

[Phil3]

Touch up if you are that worried. Thin coat of unleaded paint or you could upset the balance.

Not a real worry mate... it’s the little things I thought would have been already done to be fair, but, will all be sorted in due time

 

[royalsteve68]

Wow... either it’s someone’s time of the month, or just not one for joke eh

I appreciated it, lol

 

[royalsteve68]

My only gripe about the wheel weights... they’ve used silver ones and my alloys are black on the inside

Agreed that's my annoyed. Think mine are silver or white, cant remember

 

[FBF01]

Odd question and perhaps a stupid one, but I presume wheel weights will vary in weight?

Reason I ask is that I had a slow puncture last week which has now been sorted but having removed the wheel, re balanced it and have fitted a new wheel weight, for the second time, the car still doesn’t feel like it used to. Can only presume they put on a similar weight albeit a different weight to the one they took off causing the issue. Looks totally different to the one on the rear passenger side fitted from factory.

 

[Phil3]

Not much of a help here, but... I have seen wheel weights come in various different sizes and thinknesses, but that said, when they are being balanced they should come out bang on everytime surly!?

 

[FBF01]

Not much of a help here, but... I have seen wheel weights come in various different sizes and thinknesses, but that said, when they are being balanced they should come out bang on everytime surly!?

Maybe it’s out of kilter with the other rear wheel, really don’t know, as at high speeds just feels like there’s something not quite right....just not smooth as it used to be. Watched them refit it along with my spacers....so maybe the torque isn’t high enough or properly centred like the lad on here Marshy said. Tempted to go back to the place that fitted them the first time round and ask them to take off and re fit.

 

[Jonny B]

If you have checked the pressures and that’s not the issue . And nothing else has changed . Sounds like it hasn’t been balanced properly . Or the wheels not back on properly , hopefully the former !!. It’s a fine art to get it right (balancing ) i’m sure I’m not alone in having seen some less than perfect tyre fitting and balancing in my time . Good luck in sorting .


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[Phil3]

Yea if you can take it back and let them have a look mate...

...or, have you got access to a jack etc, maybe take the wheel off and re for yourself just to check it’s seated properly?!

 

[c4pete]

There are some tyre fitting stations that have balancing machines capable of calculating balance so the weights can be stuck behind the wheel spokes, so are less noticable - most don't do this, but I have seen this done before - bit more time consuming/fiddly, which is probably why most people don't do it, even if their machine is capable. There is also a marker on each tyre showing the 'light spot' - this is usually a round painted yellow dot on the tyre wall - and this should be aligned with the valve to reduce the amount of wheel weights required to balance the wheel/tyre after fitting. Again, lots of tyre fitting shops don't bother doing this (and some tyre manufacturers don't mark their tyres either), so you end up with loads of weights all over the rim to balance it after tyre fitting.

 

[FBF01]

Yea if you can take it back and let them have a look mate...

...or, have you got access to a jack etc, maybe take the wheel off and re for yourself just to check it’s seated properly?!

No jack sadly so booked in a with a specialist on Monday morning. Fingers crossed all will be sorted out! Need to get him out in it first of all to make sure it’s not all in my head....but pretty darn certain something isnt as it should be

 

[sve170]

Surely not normal from new. If so implies the wheels are badly made

Absolutely normal from new.
Without them your motor would not drive correctly, wheel wobble, vibration etc.


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