Is 3 oz of balancing weight excessive?

NewNole2001 · 01-10-2012, 04:59 PM

I ordered a set of Miro 942 18" staggered (8.5 front 9.5 rear) wheels with Continental Extreme Contact DW tires from BavarianX. They just arrived and three of the four wheels have 3 oz worth of 1/4 oz sticky weights on them.

Is that an excessive amount of weight for balancing?

Brentis · 01-10-2012, 08:20 PM

Almost a quarterpounder's worth of weight...nah.. Doesn't sound like a lot when talking about a burger, but when talking about the amount of uniformity of a round wheel, it does sound like a good bit.

Maybe tpms is the issue, but my stock wheels dont have much.

kevin@bavarianx · 01-11-2012, 01:06 AM

That is pretty normal for wheels with TPMS as you are adding more weight to one side of the wheel. I have balanced hundreds of wheels and once in a blue moon I get a perfectly balanced wheel that does not require any wheel weights.

Gary@TireRack · 01-11-2012, 08:25 AM

Not excessive at all.

NewNole2001 · 01-11-2012, 08:50 AM

Thanks everyone. It just looked like a bunch of weight lined up on the wheel like that.

ModBargains.com · 01-11-2012, 11:06 AM

3oz of weight is normal and typically anywhere from 5oz+ would be excessive.

VMRWheels · 01-11-2012, 01:40 PM

3oz of weight is normal. Like Alan said, 5oz+ is a lot.

ALUFELGEN · 01-11-2012, 03:18 PM

3oz of weight is normal. Nothing to worry about.

FrankiE90 · 01-11-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Brentis

Almost a quarterpounder's worth of weight...nah.. Doesn't sound like a lot when talking about a burger, but when talking about the amount of uniformity of a round wheel, it does sound like a good bit.

Maybe tpms is the issue, but my stock wheels dont have much.

01-10-2012, 04:59 PM	#1
NewNole2001 Banned 8 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 328i, 2015 F8 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North Fla iTrader: (0)	Is 3 oz of balancing weight excessive? I ordered a set of Miro 942 18" staggered (8.5 front 9.5 rear) wheels with Continental Extreme Contact DW tires from BavarianX. They just arrived and three of the four wheels have 3 oz worth of 1/4 oz sticky weights on them. Is that an excessive amount of weight for balancing?
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Brentis Second Lieutenant 42 Rep 271 Posts Drives: 2011.5 BMW e90 M3 Competition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Frisco, TX iTrader: (1)	Almost a quarterpounder's worth of weight...nah.. Doesn't sound like a lot when talking about a burger, but when talking about the amount of uniformity of a round wheel, it does sound like a good bit. Maybe tpms is the issue, but my stock wheels dont have much.
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kevin@bavarianx Banned 33 Rep 812 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brea, CA iTrader: (3)	That is pretty normal for wheels with TPMS as you are adding more weight to one side of the wheel. I have balanced hundreds of wheels and once in a blue moon I get a perfectly balanced wheel that does not require any wheel weights.
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Gary@TireRack Moderator 369 Rep 4,745 Posts Drives: Formerly 1995 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Bend, IN, Tire Rack HQ iTrader: (2)	Not excessive at all. __________________ Gary. Tire and Wheel Forum Moderator. Tire Rack Sales Rep Gary@Tirerack.com http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AH8&url=index.jsp Please refer to 'Gary/E90 Post' as your previous contact when you order online to help support this forum.
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NewNole2001 Banned 8 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 328i, 2015 F8 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North Fla iTrader: (0)	Thanks everyone. It just looked like a bunch of weight lined up on the wheel like that.
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ModBargains.com Banned 475 Rep 13,583 Posts Drives: JB E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 1721 E. Lambert Rd #C, La Habra, CA 90631 iTrader: (51)	3oz of weight is normal and typically anywhere from 5oz+ would be excessive. Last edited by ModBargains.com; 01-11-2012 at 05:00 PM..
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ALUFELGEN 171 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida iTrader: (5)	3oz of weight is normal. Nothing to worry about.
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