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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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for balancing wheels. where do you buy them from?
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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napa sells them, but a box is pretty expensive.. and you can only buy them by the box.
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 10:14 AM
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well im sure its expensive. but in trying to figure out where the shops get them. i doubt they go to napa for them.
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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just stop by a tire place im sure they would throw you a few of them for free or a buck or 2.
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 11:05 AM
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well i have a tire mounter and balancer now and it would be pointless and not cost effective to keep doing that.
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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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they get thiers through tire supply wholesale companies, that wont bother dealing with you.

just buy a box from napa.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 06:00 AM
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but i need to get a bunch of assorted weights though. from .1 oz to 1.5 oz. the guy that had it before had a shit load of the clip on weights.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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I know where to get them. I use them for my go kart wheels. they are just little lead weights with sticky tabs on them
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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come on chief I teach you everything I know and you still get it wrong hahaha

here you go mike

http://www.tsracing.com/store/showde...D=3174&CATID=3
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by buck19
well im sure its expensive. but in trying to figure out where the shops get them. i doubt they go to napa for them.
actually sometimes they do when there own supply is out from there normal order. Make sure you get some tire prep it helps clean off the rim before you put the sticky weights on so that they stick and not fling off.
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