Old Rotor Wheel Weights

[wallfish 20,423]

We changed the brake pads and rotors on my nephew's truck and my van last weekend. What to do with those old rotors? Well, since they fit perfectly on a 12" rim we made some inside/outside wheel weights out of them.

 

 

 

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[sqrlgtr 3,642]

13 minutes ago, wallfish said:

fit perfectly on a 12" rim we made some inside/outside wheel weights out of them.

How much weight you figure u gained with them?

[wallfish 20,423]

8 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

How much weight you figure u gained with them?

I'm not sure. Maybe 40 ish per tire.

The 3/4 ton van rotors are much heavier than the 1/2 ton truck rotors.

I have some front weights that might fit right into that deep dish spot on the outside rotors

Edited 2 hours ago by wallfish

[EB-80/8inPA 2,096]

I know I’m not the only one around here that finds it kind of amazing how perfectly good re-purposable stuff goes off to the scrapyard for pennies a pound or simply thrown in the trash.  I made a great back yard fire pot by bolting together a pair of brake drums that came off a semi my friendly local alignment shop gave me for next to nothing.  I topped it off with a recycled grill and now it is one.  It’s pretty impressive for a piece of junk if I do say so myself.  It’s hurricane proof in any case! Lolz

Edited 27 minutes ago by EB-80/8inPA

[wallfish 20,423]

8 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

pretty impressive for a piece of junk if I do say so myself

Nice . Put them out front and sell for $100.00 each.

[EB-80/8inPA 2,096]

24 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Nice . Put them out front and sell for $100.00 each.

OMG, I’ll turn into a hipster!  Noooooo!  Not that!  I’d have to move to Brooklyn.  Ugh.