Physics questions

[forestb]

I just had my wheels balanced and it took a hole string of stick on weights to balance them. My question is will the weights adhere better if they are stuck on individually or if they are kept in a connected string?

[mongocanfly]

just a guess but Id think it would be better if connected...one should help hold the ones next to it..?????....maybe?????
if it took a bunch of weight there must be something bad wrong...my tire guy will rotate a tire on the rim 180* if the initial balance looks to bad, and try again

[The Rocknrod]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

...if it took a bunch of weight there must be something bad wrong...my tire guy will rotate a tire on the rim 180* if the initial balance looks to bad, and try again

That's what I am used to as well.

[forestb]

I am starting to wish that I did not mention the application.

[SkinnyG]

It isn't going to matter whether the weights are in a line vs bunched up. If the machine read zeros afterwards, it worked.

[forestb]

The question was about how well they would adhere.

[SkinnyG]

Ah. My bad.

Stick-on weights use double-sided tape. As long as the surface is clean, it doesn't matter. Any centripetal force is just going to push the weight against the rim more, so it isn't going to go anywhere.

[forestb]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

Ah. My bad.

Stick-on weights use double-sided tape. As long as the surface is clean, it doesn't matter. Any centripetal force is just going to push the weight against the rim more, so it isn't going to go anywhere.

thank you.

[geezer#99]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

Ah. My bad.

Stick-on weights use double-sided tape. As long as the surface is clean, it doesn't matter. Any centripetal force is just going to push the weight against the rim more, so it isn't going to go anywhere.

Don’t count on it.
They’re working full time in a harsh environment and can start moving around.
I secured them with a strip of duct tape that covered them completely and 1 inch on all sides onto the rim. Used a small roller to make sure the tape stuck down.

[SkinnyG]

Define "harsh environment."

If you're out mud bogging, I agree with you.

But it's been fine on pretty much all alloy the wheels (that use stick-ons) on all the cars out there.