No Wheel Weights!???

71DodgeDemon340 said
I really dont think the dots really matter, if its balanced its balanced right? I still line em up when they are on there just as a force of habit. However a lot of tires that have raised white letter only put the dots on the white letter side. So if running black wall out you know how much of a pain it is to line em up on the backside lol? Especially with most shops being a bang bang bang in and out i doubt they would take the time to repeatedly spin the tire and tae it off the tire machine to see if the dot is lined up on the backside. Honestly i have seen tires balance out with low amount of weights when the dot wasnt lined up and call for a lot of weight when the dot was lined up. Type of rim usually makes a difference too. I put a set of 4 michelins on a 2012 f150 the other day. Tires were 265/60r18 michelins and the truck had the factory alloy wheels and they took no more than 2.50 oz on either plane

I usually use the yellow crayon used for writing the customer's name, or valve stem position on a tire to be re-mounted, or to mark a nail hole, and put a corresponding mark on the"un-spotted"/visible side, saves all the pain you're experiencing..

Using 3 1/2 oz of weight to balance a tire that may require little or no weight if the tire is positioned correctly, is irresponsible if given the choice, and dots are avail on either side. jmo . I just have high standards in my shops, and expect better.

Mounting a used tire, no dots, I'll break the bead and swing the tire a few times if the weight seems excessive.

I've maybe had 15 wheels balance perfectly over 4 decades and hundreds of wheels.. lol

hope it helps . . cheers.