wheel weights for balancing

Mar 10, 2025 0 Replies

My specific question is can I use stick-on weights on big steel wheels?



I picked up a tire balancing bubble balance from HF and am balancing my vehicle wheels, some of which are fancy while others are plain stock steel.



For the fancy 17-inch alloy wheels, there's no place for clip-on weights, so they get the stickies on the inside wide rim, but for the 15-inch steel wheels there is a place for everything, including the kitchen sink.



Specifically, the question is can you use stick-on weights on steel wheels?



To get to why I ask, it turns out that my HF only sells the stickies. I can get the clip-ons though at Amazon so I can buy anything out there.

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Back to HF, my local store only sells 1/2 ounce and 1/4 ounce stickies. Again that's not a problem as I can get the 1 ounce stickies on Amazon.
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Given that, my only specific question is whether it's appropriate to put the stickies on the ugly steel wheels or if I should really use clip ons.


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