I find wheel weights are very unattractive on my wheels. Why cant all of the weights be put on the inside where they dont show?
There are two phases of wheel balance, static and dynamic. Weight is placed opposite heavy spots and in an equal amount to balance the wheel. Placing all of the weight on one side or the other will balance the wheel in that one plane only. This is static balance and is similar to an old style bubble balancer. For instance if a wheel were like a clock face with no width and had a heavy spot at 12 Oclock, the weight would be placed at 6 Oclock. The problem is wheels have width and must also be balanced from one side to the other. This is dynamic balance and normally requires weight be added to both sides of the wheel.
