is this a f-body piece?
01-02-2016, 12:27 PM
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Car: 1989 Gray ttop GTA
Engine: 5700cc
Transmission: auto 700R4
is this a f-body piece?
hi 
I've found this piece on the ground when my ball-joint failed and the wheel alomst went away.
Is it something from our car? Perhaps it was already on the ground.
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I've found this piece on the ground when my ball-joint failed and the wheel alomst went away.
Is it something from our car? Perhaps it was already on the ground.
thanks
01-02-2016, 12:33 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: 305 TBI
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Re: is this a f-body piece?
That is a balancing weight they glue onto your rims to balance the tires. You should find which rim looks like it is missing this and have it balanced again
01-02-2016, 12:34 PM
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Re: is this a f-body piece?
That's a wheel balance weight. Not the glue-on type though, it's the "real" kind, that clips onto the edge of the rim.
Probably got knocked off of the wheel when the BJ failed; hit something most likely.
Get that wheel re-balanced.
Probably got knocked off of the wheel when the BJ failed; hit something most likely.
Get that wheel re-balanced.
01-03-2016, 01:19 AM
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Re: is this a f-body piece?
As others have said. It's a wheel weight. Every car, every wheel will have one. Some may have 2 or 3 lol. May be on outside or inside of wheel. Can be diff sizes (longer or shorter)
01-05-2016, 01:38 AM
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z Camaro
Engine: TBI,5.0
Transmission: Automatic 700R4
Axle/Gears: Eaton Posi,3.42,LPW Ultimate Cover
Re: is this a f-body piece?
That's the style wheel weight that they might try to use on a nice set of wheels putting them on the outside lip and damaging it. Not only that but they look terrible.
I specifically tell anyone mounting tires on my wheel not to use them. Only the stick on type that goes on the inside of the wheel.
I specifically tell anyone mounting tires on my wheel not to use them. Only the stick on type that goes on the inside of the wheel.
01-11-2016, 09:35 PM
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Re: is this a f-body piece?
Can you imagine what they would look like on the out side rim on this wheel. Or any wheel for that matter.
"Crap".
"Crap".
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