The other day an article in the newspaper was saying some local government (bragging) is changing over to the no lead wheel weights. I guess nation wide they are trying to change the wheel weights from lead to zinc because of environmental issues. This was based on the fact that in the article, 13 percent of vehicles loose wheel weights and they are ground up on the road. Now my question is how the heck did they come up with the 13 percent number? I have balanced many tires and never really noticed missing or lost weights. Rebalances are because less tire rubber and you install smaller weights. So anybody lost their wheel weights? I think it is another scam by some company trying to make a buck.
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18 years ago