wheel balancing

[Alpine]

are stick on weights just as good as the old fashioned metal clip weights round the rim? The reason I ask is that I have the latter at the moment and the wheels are perfectly balanced. Was thinking of getting my wheels refurbed and they would use stick on weights to prevent damage (which seems a good reason), but wondered if they are just as effective.

 

[david924s]

I have always used stick on weights on every car and motorcycle I have had (when they were available), with no problems when balanced properly I think they look far better than the clip on ones and as they tend to get put on the rear of the wheel don't show up from the outside. The only problem I have had is when the garage has used substandard ones where the adhesive is poor or the wheel is not cleaned of grease and then they do fall off.

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Alloys should always have stick on according to my tame local fitter - the clip ons tends to damage the bead area. Decent rims should be able to have the weights in side the spoke line too. Mike