Spare Tire Wheel Weights

[Ed D.]

Re: Spare Tire Wheel Weights

They are around, check e bay. I have a small reserve of them. I should have been more specific about the loss of points. All wheels had weights except the spare, and a reduction was taken on the spare. I decided to not put a weight on as the fewer things the judges have to look at, the better. I was wrong in this case.
Ed

[Gary B.]

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Where in the world would you find the correct weights for a C3?

Don,

What year C3?

Gary

[Joe L.]

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If you know of a shop that has an old-fashioned "bubble balancer" that only static balances the assembly, it's probably worth the small cost to have it static balanced.

Duke

Duke------


One can buy a decent "bubble balancer" from Harbor Freight for about 80 bucks. I bought one of these and it works great.

https://www.harborfreight.com/portab...cer-39741.html

[Kevin G.]

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Where in the world would you find the correct weights for a C3?

Don, This is my area of expertise! I've studied along with Gary B. information compiled volumes on the subject. In my possession, I have over twenty five different vintage manufacturers brands.

Feel free to shoot me an email. Surely, we can put together a set for your judging needs. I've advertised my weights for sale, several times here and the Driveline, just not lately......

delvalncrssec@aol.com

A quick edit, after a look at what's being offered on outside auction sites, it's clear that upwards of 90% are NOT correct for judging! Be aware, these sellers have little idea, of what was originally installed!

[Don B.]

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My car is a 72

[John H.]

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Does all of the same criteria apply for the 67 alum bolt on wheels with the exception of "AL" wording instead of "micro"? I will have a restored spare wheel on NOS non-dot Firestone. Do I need a wheel weight of any size? Does anyone have an extra if so? I got rid of all my extras 10 years ago.
John

[Kenneth F.]

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Dan, My 1966, has the original unused spare. There are 2ea. 1.5 oz weights mounted together on the inside of the wheel. The brand of the weight is OEM.

The tire is a 2ply BF Goodrich Silvertown 7.75x15. The white is covered with a blue coating.

Ken

[Gary B.]

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Ken,

Could you send me a close-up photo of one weight?

My e-mail is garybeaupre@comcast.net

Thanks,

Gary

[Michael M.]

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I have about eight or nine different manufactures of wheel weights from the mid-60's and I never saw OEM before.

[Kenneth F.]

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Michael, It appears they have been in business a long time.

http://www.perfectequipment.com/us/about-us/

Ken

[Joe L.]

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Michael, It appears they have been in business a long time.

http://www.perfectequipment.com/us/about-us/

Ken

Ken-----


What makes you think that the manufacturer linked identifies its wheel weights with "OEM"? What I get out of their company information is that they are a supplier to the OEM automotive industry and have been so since 1939. Certainly, none of their current wheel weights as pictured are identified with the inscription "OEM".

[Gary B.]

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I have about eight or nine different manufactures of wheel weights from the mid-60's and I never saw OEM before.

Michael,

I have seen photos of several original '66 spare tires that have wheel weights with the OEM logo and I have no reason to doubt their authenticity.

Gary

[Gary B.]

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Ken-----


What makes you think that the manufacturer linked identifies its wheel weights with "OEM"? What I get out of their company information is that they are a supplier to the OEM automotive industry and have been so since 1939. Certainly, none of their current wheel weights as pictured are identified with the inscription "OEM".

Joe,

I concur with you. In my research I have found no indication that the OEM logo weight was made by Perfect Equipment Co. When Perfect refers to OEM they are using the term in a generic sense.

Gary

P. It does make one question the strategy of using "OEM" as a logo if one wants to identity a unique company.

[Kevin G.]

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Does all of the same criteria apply for the 67 alum bolt on wheels with the exception of "AL" wording instead of "micro"? I will have a restored spare wheel on NOS non-dot Firestone. Do I need a wheel weight of any size? Does anyone have an extra if so? I got rid of all my extras 10 years ago.
John

Quick answer is, Yes. I do have a few "AL" marked weights left for sale. They're pricey!

Joe,

I concur with you. In my research I have found no indication that the OEM logo weight was made by Perfect Equipment Co. When Perfect refers to OEM they are using the term in a generic sense.

Gary

P. It does make one question the strategy of using "OEM" as a logo if one wants to identity a unique company.

Here's a picture or two of the OEM weights, I have in my vast collection. In the 700 to 800 lbs. of weights I recovered, only 6 "OEM" weights were included. This leaves me to believe that there were a very small quantity of these manufacturers weights used. And/or they were much older, perhaps in the late fifties early sixties. Another interesting weight marked "UUU", very few, again I feel were used in the fifties.

[John H.]

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Kevin,
PM me with a price and what you have in the "AL" weights. I only need a small one to pass judging.
Thanks.
John