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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248   
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Can't think of any reason why not.
My ZU's have stick on weights on the inside rim. Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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31st Dec 2012 11:32am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 
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TBH clip weights are better as the futher out the weight is the less weight is required
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31st Dec 2012 11:47am |
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| speedymarktd6 Member Since: 02 May 2011 Location: Worcestershire Posts: 102 
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I believe they use knock on weights on 4x4 vehicles because if you go off road the weight wont come of , but if you have stick on theres a chance it will come off thats what im lead to believe ( no pun intended )
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31st Dec 2012 12:36pm |
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| rs2315 Member Since: 16 Sep 2012 Location: yorkshire Posts: 125 |
Thanks for the reply's, I'll get the weights put on the inner after I get the boosts refurbed.
Just seems daft to put clip on weights on that scratch the paint, and then corrosion sets in. rs2315. |
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1st Jan 2013 2:42pm |
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| totalal Member Since: 26 Dec 2012 Location: Pembroke Posts: 36  
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I've found when you change your tyres and the stick on weights are removed the glue is a
 to get off the wheel. Brake dust then gets into the old glue and leaves a lovely black mark. The tyre fitter will probably cut the old weights off with a knife and scratch your alloy. (had a set of Freestlye alloys on my last 110 with matching scratches). The glue is obviously good otherwise the weights will come off. I've tried all sorts of products to get this old glue off without complete success. Therefore I always go with knock on weights, less damage in the long run.
Al 01 Defender 110 Crew cab TD5 07 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS  |
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1st Jan 2013 4:07pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Most good shops use a plastic knife
to remove the residue a good ol heat gun with mild solvent works the reason the shop wont do it is time as you wont pay for the extra labour |
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1st Jan 2013 5:58pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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I have had issues over the last year re tyre balancing and have asked for advice here. As usual the Def2 guys have been spot on. To summarise :
Wheels + tyres on these vehicles can take a lot of weights to balance (often well more than 100g - most tyre fitters are taught that more than 50g is bad news - not so with a Defender ! - you have to tell them or they'll just say your wheel/tyre is faulty !) Ken is right. Clip on is best but often a combination of clip and stick-on weights is whats required to achieve the magic zero reading on the wheel balancing machine. Don't worry because I've learned that even a week after balancing the wheels they're going to be out by 10-20 grams again due to mud or small stones in the treads |
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1st Jan 2013 8:20pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
Also the road salt can cause the stick on weights to fall off, as I have found out when I lost 150g of the front left wheel and the resulting wheel wobble I had to suffer until they were re balanced. Now I stipulate that they use the clip on weights on all the tyres I fit to the Defender.
My most recent set has them
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1st Jan 2013 8:27pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2642 
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You're driving a car with exposed door hinges and external roof gutters. Old school is the point...
Clip on is the way forward  |
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1st Jan 2013 8:31pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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Stick on weights suck, after having my wheels done, the weights just fell off on the drive. Had them done again and I decided to remove the wheels to grease the backs of them, knocked the wheels on the dust plates and the weights ended up on my drive
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1st Jan 2013 10:06pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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I agree....whatever next? LED lights, big wheels n boomin' ICE?  |
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1st Jan 2013 10:08pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Anyone used balancing beads at all?
http://www.devon4x4.com/index.php?page=sho...;Itemid=14 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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1st Jan 2013 10:32pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
I vaguely remember years ago of them being used to balance a couple of trailer wheels that blew out on me on the Motorway, super singles on an Artic.
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1st Jan 2013 10:40pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630 
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All our trucks have balancing beads, My Land Rovers have had them in the past, currently running clip on weights. (alloys will be refurbed at some point. |
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2nd Jan 2013 9:23am |
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