

| Subject: | Re: rhein rims |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:03:42 -0700 |
There are wheel weights that stick onto the rim rather than clamp on. Sticky-back adhesive. Don Hanson On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@gmail.com>wrote: > With all this talk of Rhein wheels and big brakes, I am compelled to > throw in my experience. After installing the big brake kit from Van > Cafe, I noticed that the clearance between caliper and wheel was very > small, but seemingly adequate. When rotating the wheel while on jack > stands, there was no contact. But, as I was backing out of the > driveway for a test drive, I heard an intermittent grinding sound > which turned out to be a caliper hitting the stick-on wheel weight on > the inside of the rim. I had to remove those weights. I have not > noticed any vibration with the weight gone and felt OK to forego > rebalancing. Point is, there is not enough clearance to put weights > there and you may want to mention that to your tire guys if you are > having the tires rebalanced or getting new tires. > > Keith O. > 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen" >
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