Originally Posted by
buffybr
I guess too many of our little kiddies were picking up lost wheel weights off the streets then eating them and getting lead poisoning, so our wonderful Federal Government banned the use of lead in wheel weights. Wheel weights manufactured now are made from zinc or iron.
Not everywhere. Just CA, and few others. I still get WW from tire shops that are lead based. I am starting to see more and more zinc and iron, but only about 10% of what I get.
http://leadfreewheels.org/
I would say in the near future, it will be banned.