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Wheel weights... right or wrong?
I just got some new Michelin tires put on...i got them online at costco... saved several hundred. Question is... should i have wheel weights on the inside wheel well AND outside wheel well in different spots? They even put one small weight several inches from the group of 3 or 5 ounces, which i KNOW is wrong! Don't ever go to Costco. One wheel doesn't even have any weights which is why i think it's vibrating a bit at 70mph. They couldn't even scan my tpms sensor they told me to buy (dill redi)... since i didn't have any. I'm taking it to the Dealer in the morning to get it done properly.
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Doubt you'll be satisfied with the dealer either
Im so anal about it, I mount my own tires with a manual machine. Save the water based Lube for the bedroom. I use WD-40. Clean off all the old wheel weights and residue. Then truck them over to a trusted local, independent tire shop to have them dynamically balanced. Always stress that I only want the weights inboard, if at all possible. Then I use a torque wrench and a smidge of anti seize to re-install. No other way to be sure it's done how I want. |
Bought my last from Costco too, however, had them installed and balanced at Nissan. Costco will void all tire warranties if they don't install. Not worth it.
There is a Porsche dealership near me and they will also do non-Porsche wheels. The cost was not that much more than Nissan. (Porsche uses black colored weights or to match your rims) |
I had them installed at costco.
Dealer could only get 2 TPMS sensors working, but aligned the car and balanced wheels properly. Didn't pay for anything but alignment. Then took car to Discount Tire which took all of 2 minutes to set all my TPMS correctly for free. Quote:
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