correct style wheel weights

**302moz** · #1 02-20-2011, 11:11 PM

Does anyone sell the correct style wheel weights ?? thanks John

**olredalert** · #2 02-21-2011, 05:32 AM

-----John,,,Go find some NCRS "driveline" classifieds. Someone is remaking Micro wheel weights and they advertise them in the driveline. Im not a member anymore so I dont have access, but have heard that he advertises there......Bill S

**mockingbird812** · #3 02-21-2011, 05:46 AM

Cool. Good info Bill. John - pls post what you find. Thanks!

**SS427** · #4 02-21-2011, 03:52 PM

You can find accurate wheel weights on ebay from time to time.

The following information is from note taking over the years.

GM had at least five suppliers for wheel weights, they were:
Bada (MICRON)
Salmon
Wheel Weight Inc.
Perfect Equipment Co. (P within a horizontal arrow)
Sand Clip (used #14 within and ocal border)

The weights were only in ounces (late 70's they went to metric) and there are five different weights to choose from, in 0.5oz increments from 0.5 to 2.5oz

The weights usually had two markings of the weight, either in decimal or fraction, the exception being the 0.5 oz weight with only one marking and those that used a letter B on the left hand side in place of a number.

Only installed on the inner side of the rim.

The AIM manual states that a max. of 5 oz could be added and then the wheel/tire combination should be rejected.

**MosportGreen66** · #5 02-21-2011, 04:31 PM

I have a shoe box filled of original weights. PM sent.

Thanks,
Dan

**Bill Pritchard** · #6 02-22-2011, 01:21 AM

That's one shoe box I would not want to try and pick up!

**MosportGreen66** · #7 02-22-2011, 02:00 AM

The earlier of the designs had wings. It looks like a beveled edge on each end of the weight. This was the easiest stash to snap of photo of. You'll see a mix of the early and late design here. I'm a details freak and keep these in stock!

x Baldwin Motion · #8 02-22-2011, 03:34 AM

I melted down buckets of those for fishing weights and ammo.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/stupid.gif[/img] Now they are worth something. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

**737Driver** · #9 02-23-2011, 04:49 AM

Pete Lindahl sells NOS Micro Bada wheel weights. Pete is a great guy (for a Los Alamos nuclear engineer [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]) and a long time NCRS member.

[email protected]

**olredalert** · #10 02-23-2011, 04:32 PM

----Thanks Mark! I could have guessed that it would be someone as detail oriented as Pete. I used to see him all the time when he and I both lived in Chicago, but its increasingly rare these days. He was one of the "Outlaw Racers". Too bad as Pete is one of the good guys......Bill S

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