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They didn't hold for me @ 80psi. Never ever had one back out on 35 or 50psi tires. But they did on my SD tires. Maybe just my bad luck, but I pull a fiver with this truck and need utmost confidence in my tires.
ive had them hold at 110psi
 
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I have 10 oz's of dyna beads in each of my 35's ,super smooth , no shakes or vibrations , best of all no weights on the wheels, they have worked great for me , I put them in the tires when I bought them 3/2008 , roughly 20k on the tires , I only drive the truck 5k a year , Craig.
 
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is this the product you are all suggesting
Tire Balancing Products

where I live i have about a mile of nasty gravel to drive when it rains the inside of the wheels always gets that fine gravel and kinda self balances the wheels but if you don't drive till it dries you are scraping wheels this would be really good for that
 
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Originally Posted by deck60
is this the product you are all suggesting
Tire Balancing Products

where I live i have about a mile of nasty gravel to drive when it rains the inside of the wheels always gets that fine gravel and kinda self balances the wheels but if you don't drive till it dries you are scraping wheels this would be really good for that
yes.. and these beads will handle all the dynamic adjustment for your mud..

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I am definately gonna go the super cheap way. i priced the airsoft bee bees at wal mart and for 12 oz per tire i'm lookin at twenty bucks for all for tires. too cheap not to try it. i will update when i do it. looks like two or three weeks though. I need to change out the ring and pinion first.
 
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I am definately gonna go the super cheap way. i priced the airsoft bee bees at wal mart and for 12 oz per tire
Do you have a link to this stuff? My search on Walmart is not finding it.
The charts show 8 oz load for my 19.5 wheels BTW
 
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kaj I am going to use airsoft pellets or bbs search walmart airsoft and you will see they sell these things in quantities of 5000 or 10000. they each weigh about .12 grams so you have to figure out how many you will need per tire. they are not intended for tire balancing but have heard and one guy on here said they work. 8 to ten bucks a canister of them. i would guess you need about 2000 pellets or bbs per tire.
Walther 6mm Special Operations Plastic Airsoft BBs - Walmart.com
 
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Might want to double check my math.
 
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So those are gun pellets

The 5000 counts equal to about 20 oz. Can't beat the price making less than $3 per wheel.
But those can't be added via the valve.
 
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Yeah are a more painful big boy alternative to paintball.
 
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I think there might be some small enough to route through the valve stem... I am not sure what size I used, but they way too big to run down the stem. You'll have to break the bead to get these in. There are a couple of different ways to reset the bead in your driveway... a quick internet search should provide you the info.
 
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The dynabeads can be installed thru the valve stem.

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I had a problem balancing my 285/65/18 Cooper AT/3's without having 6-8 oz of weight hanging off the wheel.The NYTECH guy, hes my tire supply guy, and we got to talking.He gave me a set of beads to try, 4-6.5 oz bags. I drove the truck the other day and all the shimmys are gone. I will never balance with wheel weights again when I sell over sized tires.

I sy give them a try, if you have a local distributor I thing its about 1.00 per oz. The come with a spring loaded valve stem so the beads wont come out if you air down,and a chrome valve cap engraved with letters so tire shops know the beads are in there.

I have the soft beads, they are tiny and sizes vary. So yes I am happy.

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The dynabeads can be installed thru the valve stem.

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Yeah, but they cost more than my wife's wedding ring. I like the other stuff that suppose to stick to the tire in the right place, but the site is very mysterious how it works. Is it static electricity holding the granules, or some kind of gluish fluid?
Would I know about those $3 pellets before new tires installation I would be all for it.
Off to the golf club. They don't need to be new?
 
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Yeah, but they cost more than my wife's wedding ring. I like the other stuff that suppose to stick to the tire in the right place, but the site is very mysterious how it works. Is it static electricity holding the granules, or some kind of gluish fluid?
Would I know about those $3 pellets before new tires installation I would be all for it.
Off to the golf club. They don't need to be new?
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$9/tire and an install kit Amazon.com: Dyna Beads Applicator w/Spout: Automotive
Dyna Beads Refill Bag | ATV | Rocky Mountain ATV/MC
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