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<blockquote data-quote="RaYzerman19" data-source="post: 941891" data-attributes="member: 18388"><p>If you know somebody at an auto tire store, they might sell you some. Keep in mind the auto ones tend to be wider and thinner, whereas bike ones are smaller footprint and thicker. Also lead is being banned eventually, and there are steel weights out there, need more of 'em for the same weight. You could try to balance the wheel first, then put the tire on and you might end up with less weights.</p><p></p><p>Edit - When you balance the bare wheel (with valve stem in), use clip-on weights and leave them there permanently, stick-ons to tweak after the tire is on. One of my bare wheels has 30 grams req'd to balance it (were on from the factory). Valve stem area seems to be the light spot oddly enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RaYzerman19, post: 941891, member: 18388"] If you know somebody at an auto tire store, they might sell you some. Keep in mind the auto ones tend to be wider and thinner, whereas bike ones are smaller footprint and thicker. Also lead is being banned eventually, and there are steel weights out there, need more of 'em for the same weight. You could try to balance the wheel first, then put the tire on and you might end up with less weights. Edit - When you balance the bare wheel (with valve stem in), use clip-on weights and leave them there permanently, stick-ons to tweak after the tire is on. One of my bare wheels has 30 grams req'd to balance it (were on from the factory). Valve stem area seems to be the light spot oddly enough. [/QUOTE]
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