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Old Aug 5, 2007
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Teflon wheels

If nothing sticks to teflon and metal ruins the teflon how do you balance them? Just beads or what?
 
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Old Aug 5, 2007
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i would balance them with the Dyna Beads anyways........i am running 35x12.50x15's on my truck with NO weights on the wheels at all.....10oz of Dyna Beads in the tire and they ride smooth!
 
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Old Aug 5, 2007
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stick on wheel weights work fine. or run beads.
 
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I don't have these wheels i just didn't think the stick ons would stick to teflon. And was curious if any of you guys knew.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2007
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I believe that just to outside of the rim (the part you actually see) is teflon coated, the whole rim is not teflon. Stick on weights would go on the inside of the rim and stick on the uncoated alum.
 
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Originally Posted by BILLZFX4
I believe that just to outside of the rim (the part you actually see) is teflon coated, the whole rim is not teflon. Stick on weights would go on the inside of the rim and stick on the uncoated alum.
The whole wheel is coated.
 
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so how do these beads work or better yet how do you install them
 
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http://www.innovativebalancing.com/service.htm
 
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Originally Posted by yellow rhino
The whole wheel is coated.
Then I stand corrected.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007
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So i am guessing beads are the only way.
 
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no they're not.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007
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the whole wheel is coated but the stick on weights work as long as you clean the spot youre putting them on, but you have to do that nomatter what the rim is made of. The rims I have are actually built so that you CAN'T use rim weights on the outside of it... theres no lip to it like most rims.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007
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I just thought the stickons wouldn't last on teflon i mean it is a non-stick material. And i use to have rims on my gti that required the stickons also.
 
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your thinking way to hard on the teflon part. sticks on work fine. beads will work, but its trial and error.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007
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so the beads just roll around in your tire and balance it? how the hell is that possible?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007
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stick on tape weights on the barrel is how you balance them. i have the american racing mohaves with teflon and thats how i balanced them.
 
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