Tire Balancing

I had the static balancing done on my '68 tires and wheels. They had the tape weights that you could not see on the steel rims. I am chasing a wheel speed vibration in my driveline right now, so I paid to have all the wheels rebalanced. This time I asked for them to use the rim lip weights.

All four wheels had been balanced from new using the tape on weights. The tech said they are balanced as good as they can be using the static method. Once they rebalanced the wheels with the weights on both sides of the rims, the car drove noticeably smoother. The tire shop said this is always the case with static balancing. It's close, but not as close as the weights on both sides of the wheel. I saw it myself on the machine, and feel it on the road.

I run black steelies with dog dishes and don't mind seeing the weights. If it ever starts to bother me, I'll spray them black.