WoolfRace alloys from WheelBase: Need excessive weight to balance new wheels. Normal or faulty?
Hey everyone,
Just looking for some advice or to see if anyone else has run into this issue.
I recently bought a brand-new set of Wolfrace alloy wheels from Wheelbase. Took them to my local shop to get tyres mounted and balanced, and the fitter had to use a ridiculous amount of wheel weights to get them to zero out.
The shop tech mentioned that requiring that much weight usually means the wheel itself might not be perfectly straight or round from the factory. They did manage to get it to balance to zero eventually, but it just doesn't sit right with me that a brand-new wheel needs a massive strip of lead to spin straight.
Has anyone else experienced this with Wolfrace alloys or orders from Wheelbase?
For the experts here, what else could cause a brand-new wheel to need excessive weights if it's not a manufacturing defect? Could it just be a bad tyre match, or should I be contacting Wheelbase for a replacement?
Appreciate any insight!