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Old May 19, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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Hey everyone. I noticed that the only small weight (~.25g) on the front left tire was missing. I know exactly where it was because of a dirt outline and a photo of the tire (my mom wanted to see the new tires. I took a photo of the front left tire and sent it to her. It clearly shows where it was.). Is there a way that I can just get a .25g weight somewhere and put another one on without taking it somewhere to get it rebalanced again? I got 800 miles of driving this weekend as part of a road trip to Southern NJ this weekend and I really don't want the vibration if I am going to be driving 65 mph the whole way. Thanks
 
Old May 19, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Are you sure you aren't just seeing where an old weight was?
 
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Are you sure you aren't just seeing where an old weight was?
No, it was definitely there. Matches where it was in the photo. You can see in the attached photo that is is between the "A" and "L" in "RADIAL".
 
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Old May 20, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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thats such a small weight i doubt it will even be noticeable. go take the truck up to highway speeds. if no shake no worries
 
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Originally Posted by abig84
thats such a small weight i doubt it will even be noticeable. go take the truck up to highway speeds. if no shake no worries
Yea I don't think it is even worth fixing. I took it up to very high speeds earlier on the interstate. The truck felt pretty stable and I didn't really feel anything weird. I got a long road trip this weekend (to southern NJ) and it is 4- 4.5 hours away from where I am now. Hopefully no issues with that.
 
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I would still get it replaced. go around to local shops and see if they'll sell you one for a couple bucks then just get a small hammer and put it on yourself. you could buy a pack of em at NAPA but they arent cheap
 
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