Its on each of my polished rim and has numbers on them. I guess the have the rim's coded.

Are you talking about on the counter balance weights? :confused:

Are you talking about on the counter balance weights? :confused:

Yeah what is that all about?

Thats how much they weigh.

Thats how much they weigh.

Yep, nothing to do with the wheels

Those weights are keeping your wheels in balance.

It's a good thing!

is this your first car?

Stick-on weights don't damage the rim of the wheels as those that clamps on. Beside it is much easier to clean the wheels. Also, the balance can be placed in the centerline of the wheel. However, I was agast at how many weights are on each wheel... so much for precision machining :roll:

is this your first car?

Its my First 06.
Car's that I had before my HHR.
2000 Ford Focus
1988 Dodge Aries K
1992 Ford Tauars
1994 Dodge Carvan.

Its my First 06.
Car's that I had before my HHR.
2000 Ford Focus
1988 Dodge Aries K
1992 Ford Tauars
1994 Dodge Carvan.

Wow, they all sucked. :( I bet your ecstatic about your HHR. :thumb: Congrats on the upgrade! :beer:

Gee Thanks. I guess. I did have fun with those cars

I totaly meant that as a compliment. I have had s**ty cars also and there always the most fun. I have lots of stories behind the two s**ty car I owned before my Mustang. I have owned a 89' Potiac Grand Am LE, a 99' Pontiac Sunfire GT, a 02' premium Mustang LS, and now my HHR. The Grand Am was by far the worst of the bunch. Sorry if I phrased that wrong!

Dont worry there was no offense taken. If I got the better engine Zetec engine for the SPI I would of done more things to the foucs. Thats why I made sure I went with the 2.4 over the 2.2. In my luck with the foucs there was always better parts for the better engine.

I like the Focus if it has the Cervini's Auto Designs body kit. I normaly don't realy like the Focus but for some reason if you put that kit on it is like a new vehicle in my mind.

Yeah I have seen those on every rim.

I like the Focus if it has the Cervini's Auto Designs body kit. I normaly don't realy like the Focus but for some reason if you put that kit on it is like a new vehicle in my mind.

The Focus with the Cervini's Auto Designs body kit beat a corvette - in my mind!
:D

The Focus with the Cervini's Auto Designs body kit beat a corvette - in my mind!
:D

Everyone knows its the body kit and the wing that make a car fast! ;)

I thought it was the mind!

;)

Stick-on weights don't damage the rim of the wheels as those that clamps on. Beside it is much easier to clean the wheels. Also, the balance can be placed in the centerline of the wheel. However, I was agast at how many weights are on each wheel... so much for precision machining :roll:

You do know that it's the TIRES that throw off the balance the most, not the wheels, right?

I was in the tire biz for a long time. Sometimes just rotating the tire 1/4-turn can make all the difference in balance. Actually, all the new tires come with colored "dots" on them. These dots are supposed to be 180-degrees from the valve stem. The dot is placed at the heaviest portion of the tire, and the valve stem is supposed to equalize the balance somewhat. Go to a reputable tire store - their tire guy should know how to balance with the least amount of external weights. (*Unless you're running cheap tires - some low-end brands take a TON of weight just to get sorted.)

I know most of the LS's are coming with Firestone FireHawks (junk), but the 1LT comes shod with top of the line Affinity touring tires; rated at 500 treadwear and A/B traction/temperature ratings. I have them on my LT and they run so smooooooooooth! I highly recommend! :thumb: :thumb:

The only tires I have seen on any HHR in my area is the dang Firestones. LS, 1LT, 2LT, 16" or 17", all of them have the same thing. That was one of the things I was going to ask the dealer whe I ordered - Is there any chance to get a different brand tire? Maybe they will work with me and swap for a minimal charge.

You do know that it's the TIRES that throw off the balance the most, not the wheels, right?crazybob, actually I didn't... at least the tires causing most of the out of balance conditions. :bow:

The only tires I have seen on any HHR in my area is the dang Firestones. LS, 1LT, 2LT, 16" or 17", all of them have the same thing.

That's what I thought. I have a 2LT with the 17" polished rims and mine came with Firehawk GTAs.

Hmmm - my 1LT came with Firestome Affinity's - their top of the line touring tire. Rated at 70k miles. Guess I got lucky!

I am sure that Firestone does make good tires. I have just been brainwashed over the years from my grandpa and my dad telling me that Firestones are no good. Then about the time I started to believe that the bad rep they had years ago was probably long past, then the whole F*rd Explorer thing happened. That made me lose faith again. I know world class companies like Firestone take corrective action very quickly and probably have higher standards now than most other tire companies due to the blowout problems. But, I still have that not so great feeling about them.

That being said, my 2003 Suburban had firestones on it when I purchased it. They lasted 48,000 miles with no problems. Actually had plenty of tread left when I replaced them, but would rather be safe than sorry since that is my wife's daily driver. I replaced them with goodyears and they have noticable and excessive wear in the 6 months/10,000 miles on them.

Best tires I ever bought were probably the no-name A/T tires from the farm supply store that ran me $165 out the door mounted, balanced, with road hazard and lifetime rotate/balance included.

Guess that just goes to show you that you never can tell until you try them for yourself.

is this your first car?
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Wow, who would of thought Tires and weight's on rims would be a populary topic I started here. Thanks everyone so far for there input. I'm sure we all learned something out of all of this. Chevyhhr.net is very informative community

I am sure that Firestone does make good tires. I have just been brainwashed over the years from my grandpa and my dad telling me that Firestones are no good....That being said, my 2003 Suburban had firestones on it when I purchased it. They lasted 48,000 miles with no problems....

Sorry for the partial quote...

That's about the time Bridgestone bought out Firestone!
Type in http://www.firestone.com/ and see what happens.

Bridgestone has much higher quality standards than Firestone ever did. That said, I would NEVER have chosen Firestones for my car. However, I have been pleasantly surprised at the smoothness of ride, traction and handling the Affinity's offer - and they are rated at 500 on treadwear! (*Being in the automotive industry for over 20-years, I've never seen a tire rated this high!)

Just thought it was interesting, (my next tires won't be 'Stone's though!)

May be we need to think twice about Firestone...

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/17/D8DUFHS06.html

Firestone Accused of Using Slave Labor
Nov 17 4:40 PM US/Eastern


By GARY GENTILE
AP Business Writer


LOS ANGELES


A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses tire maker Bridgestone Firestone of employing slave labor and child labor on its massive rubber plantation in Liberia.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, seeks class action on behalf of 12 adult workers and 23 children who work and live on the "Firestone Plantation" in Harbel, Liberia.

The suit claims the workers are trapped in a "gulag of misery" and forced to work under conditions that have changed little since the plantation was founded in 1926.

"The plantation workers are modern day slaves, forced to work by the coercion of poverty, with the prospect of starvation just one complaint about conditions away," the lawsuit states.

The Japanese company, with North American headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., said it had not been served with the lawsuit, but said the claims were "completely without merit.' Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire is a unit of Bridgestone Corp.

The company said its workers are represented by a labor union, are highly paid, and that no one under 18 is employed. The company also has a strict policy against child labor.

"Firestone Liberia has a courageous and hard working leadership team comprised primarily of Liberians who are working to create hope and opportunity for the people of the Harbel community," the company said in a statement.

The lawsuit claims workers get up at 4:30 a.m., then work 12 to 14 hours while using primitive tools to tap the rubber trees and collect raw latex.

The suit also claims that Bridgestone Firestone imposes impossible quotas on the laborers and cuts their pay by half if the daily quotas are not met. In order to meet their quotas, laborers routinely have their minor children join them, the lawsuit claims.

Laborers are paid a daily wage of $3.19 before deductions and must tap at least 1,125 trees per day.

The court action was organized by the Washington, D.C.-based International Labor Rights Fund, which also helped organize a lawsuit in the 1990s against Unocal Corp. alleging human rights violations during the construction of a pipeline in Southeast Asia.

The lawsuit claims the plaintiffs, identified only as John, James and Jane Roe, could not bring similar court actions in Liberia because of fear of retribution and corrupt court system.

The lawsuit requests a jury trial and unspecified damages.

Well, - if you're going that way...don't buy Bridgestone either! :eek:

Bad business all around.