istundra

iTrader: (2)

Hi,

I have a set of JDM wheels i wanted to refinish but before i do so; i wanted to make sure they are in still good structural condition!

So, i had the tires dismounted. they are 18x9 JDM wheels...

and had them put it on the tire balancer machine and spin 1 time. ..

... now the tire machine tells the Tech where to add the weight. Remember tires and weights are removed! does have valve stem though.

Wheel 1:
Add 0.5

Wheel 2:
Add 0.5

Wheel 3:
Add 0.75

Wheel 4:
Add 0.0 - PERFECT!

Now with my question. Two wheels say add 0.5 and one say add .75.

Are these still in good condition with them being off the amount above? Will it shake?

Much help appreciated!

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

Weight has little to do with a tire/wheel combo actually shaking... You can always add and remove weight to compensate for this...

What you should find out is how much runout, both lateral and radial, there is... You can pretty much eyeball it on a balancer, or, you can find someone with a Hunter GSP9700 Roadforce machine, and they can tell you exactly how much there is...

istundra

iTrader: (2)

Hi Cody,

Yes but we just have the wheel only. there is no tires or weights on it.

Wheel and valve stem only.

Do i have to worry that the wheel requires weights to balance even though there is no tires?

is .5oz or .75oz a lot? we know ideal is 0.0oz... but how about .75oz? is that too much?

Thanks for your help!!!

01LEXPL

iTrader: (10)

that's normal... once you add tires, it might make those digits disappear altogether and for example, need a 0.25 in a completely different spot to account for the tire changing the balancing.

In terms of 'straight', you can see it visually on the machine, if they weren't 'wobbly' looking on there [as spinning] - they're fine.

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

Actually, you can get wheel measurements on the Road Force machine without a tire on the wheel - it will tell you runout numbers...

Also, just visually looking at a wheel spinning will tell you if its badly bent, but, wheels can still have issues (bad enough to cause a shake) and not appear bad to the naked eye... The Hunter machine will tell you how bad it is, and if the wheel can be expected to cause a shake or not...

As I originally said, the weight is not the issue, even within a few ounces is usually ok, its more about how round the wheel is...

istundra

iTrader: (2)

ok cool. i will proceed with getting it refinished.

Mike813

iTrader: (5)

they must be all out of wack!!! j/p sell them to me!

been hunting for a 2nd set for a few years now.

post some pics on the car when theyre refinished.

Brian@Vossen

Yeah you should be fine!