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    does anyone know what these are used for ?

    I know there obviously lead weights when i first dug them up i thought they were silver bars but now im pretty sure there lead. If anyone knows what these were used for tell me id love to know
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    Re: does anyone know what these are used for ?

    Carl they look like an older type of automotive wheel weights use to balance the tire on your car's rim
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    Re: does anyone know what these are used for ?

    Dan is correct. They are actually for newer aluminum rims. The old hammer on type weights could crack the rim so these stick on weights were used instead.
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