gsdavis1
Silver Member
Here are some pictures of the wheel weights I just installed. Since I finished adding the power steering next was some weight on the rear. All this is to prepare for adding a loader...hopefully at tax return time 
I added 11 gallons of Windshield Washer Fluid to the rear tires on Christmas Day. This should come out to a little over 90 lbs per side. The fluid was cheapest from Walmart at $1.64 per gallon. I used the air bleeder valve from tractor supply and a hand pump from harbor freight. It took about an hour per tire.
The weights are cast iron barbell weights. They weight 25lbs each. I wish I could have found something a little larger (like 45lb) but these are much more plentiful it seems. And the 45lb weights may have been a little too big anyway since I only have 13.5 inches of wheel circumference to work with. I was able to put 5 on a side therefore adding another 125 lbs per side. I used 1 inch threaded rod and a piece of steel stock. I mounted it to the lug studs. I had to buy longer studs to accommodate for the added steel stock. So I got them long enough so that I could put a nut on the back side as well...just for extra piece of mind. The one inch nuts that I used are called jamb nuts. They are much thinner than regular nuts and allow for a tighter install against the wheel. The wheel studs were M14 x 1.5 x 50
My local Fastenal had all the hardware that I needed. I bought the weights local for $.50 a pound. They are new. The steel stock I had laying around. I did have to buy a one inch drill bit to drill the hole in the center.
One of the things I like most about this setup is that the weights are EASY to install and remove. And the bracket can just stay on when the weights are removed.
Greg
Greg
I added 11 gallons of Windshield Washer Fluid to the rear tires on Christmas Day. This should come out to a little over 90 lbs per side. The fluid was cheapest from Walmart at $1.64 per gallon. I used the air bleeder valve from tractor supply and a hand pump from harbor freight. It took about an hour per tire.
The weights are cast iron barbell weights. They weight 25lbs each. I wish I could have found something a little larger (like 45lb) but these are much more plentiful it seems. And the 45lb weights may have been a little too big anyway since I only have 13.5 inches of wheel circumference to work with. I was able to put 5 on a side therefore adding another 125 lbs per side. I used 1 inch threaded rod and a piece of steel stock. I mounted it to the lug studs. I had to buy longer studs to accommodate for the added steel stock. So I got them long enough so that I could put a nut on the back side as well...just for extra piece of mind. The one inch nuts that I used are called jamb nuts. They are much thinner than regular nuts and allow for a tighter install against the wheel. The wheel studs were M14 x 1.5 x 50
My local Fastenal had all the hardware that I needed. I bought the weights local for $.50 a pound. They are new. The steel stock I had laying around. I did have to buy a one inch drill bit to drill the hole in the center.
One of the things I like most about this setup is that the weights are EASY to install and remove. And the bracket can just stay on when the weights are removed.
Greg
Greg
