Help With R34 Gtr Wheels

[livewire]

Another question guys lol. I've had new tyres fitted to my R34 gtr wheels but they've put those little balancing weights around the wheels near the outsides And they stand out like dogs balls and look shithouse. Are they able to put them at the inside of the rims rather to hide them or do they even need them being factory R34 gtr wheels going on an R34 gtr??? Just not happy with the look of them at all

[mad082]

what sort of rims they are and what sort of car they are going on means bugger all (they are done off wheel and tyre balance, not just wheels). as for whether they can put them on inside the tyre, well they could, but since they balance the tyre once it's already on the rim, that makes it a bit more difficult, plus the fact that if one comes unclipped or the glue lets go then it will probably puncture the tyre, so not a good idea.

[livewire]

No no, I don't mean inside the rim between the rim and tyre lol. I mean can they put the weights towards the back of the rims not right at the outside edge near the spokes where they are visible

[GTRsean]

They shouldn't fit normal wheel weights to gtr wheels!! Should be the stick on ones, otherwise the rim gets damaged/scratched.

[livewire]

Yeah they are only stick on ones but what I am saying is they've placed them near the lip of the rims between the spokes so they are highly visible when looking at the wheels and it looks shit so I'm trying to find out whether I can ask them to move them (recess them) deeper so travel they're not so noticable.

[mad082]

No no, I don't mean inside the rim between the rim and tyre lol. I mean can they put the weights towards the back of the rims not right at the outside edge near the spokes where they are visible

may possibly come down to where the rim is out of balance, but ask them if they can put them behind the spoke line.

[GTR-N1]

+1 ^ ^ ^ I can't see why not!

And the sooner the better so you don't have to pay for it again.

[Daleo]

+11ty!

The weights should be on the machined barrel of the rim, BEHIND the spokes. You can even put a little touch up paint on them if you want to hide them further.

Sticking the weights in the apertures of the spokes, right on the lip of the rim is just not good enough.

Tell them the rims are NOT going on a Commodore , and they need to lift their game...

[Goombeh]

Yeah, shouldn't be a problem, they did this to mine too, right between the spokes, pretty half rsed if you ask me.

Anyway I simply marked the posi, cleaned the inner rim, moved the weight 10mm or so in with some new double sided tape, and perfect. Has not impacted the balance at all. Although I believe for the absolute perfect balance, a machine will tell you whether the weight would be more effective on the inside or outside of the rim. But when it's between the spokes, it's not really at the outermost edge of the rim, so I would be very surprised if it changed anything.