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So I forgot to update this, We went camping the day after I installed the Centramatic’s, I was towing my Jeep through mountain passes and gravel roads. The vibrations I was feeling prior to the installation was completely gone, no vibration in steering wheel either. I’m even more sold on them now. I’m interested to see what kind of tire life I get especially since the front tires are basically new with new TRE and BJ’s installed. I’m seriously considering putting the on the trailer and camper too.
I am sold on the rings, but just out of curiosity what speed would you say you were going on the gravel roads?
‘On the straight aways, around 30ish, some areas had washboards, tight blind corners and well I wasn’t ina hurry other than to just get everything set up and relax. I did pick up any debris etc either.
Well, we went camping this weekend, once again absolutely no vibrations, we crossed a ...I'll call it a 8-12" of muddy creek, you could see mud in/on them and within 200 yards they had cleaned out without any assistance. I put them the camper last week, they also cleaned out easily. I'm seriously considering put them on my car hauler too, if for no other reason than to extend tire life.
I figured it would be good to update this thread and the tire wear I’m seeing with the Centramatic Balancers. The measurements below are from August 2020. I have maybe another 500+ miles on the tires since August. The tires continue to wear evenly, I rotate them every 5K.
AUGUST 2020 UPDATE:
So I checked the wear on these tires today. They are wearing exceptionally even and still look like new tires. I’ve been running these tires, since new, with Centramatic Balancers. It would appear that the Centramatic Balancers are definitely playing a significant role in how well these tires are wearing.
10,396 miles on tires
DS OUTER -13/32
DS INNER- 13/32
PS OUTER -13/32
PS INNER-13/32
NEW TREAD DEPTH PER FALKEN 17/32
A loss of 4/32 over 10,396 miles...
So I forgot to update this, We went camping the day after I installed the Centramatic’s, I was towing my Jeep through mountain passes and gravel roads. The vibrations I was feeling prior to the installation was completely gone, no vibration in steering wheel either. I’m even more sold on them now. I’m interested to see what kind of tire life I get especially since the front tires are basically new with new TRE and BJ’s installed. I’m seriously considering putting the on the trailer and camper too.
where did you get them for best price? Model number etc?
Just call centramatic?
I finally bought the pair for the rear dual position on mine and put them on a couple weeks ago. I plucked all the old wheel weights off and dug all the rocks out. ( tires I have on the back have a deep knobby tread and get tons of rocks stuck in them). I did also notice the holes don’t line up perfectly with inner dual valve stem but not a big deal since they rarely need checked in practice anyway. Now I get a lot of swishy at low speeds lol.
The front tires were JUST replaced they were from the original set I put on the truck in Jan 2016 long before the Centramatic were installed. I put the same tires on the front as you see on the rear.
I finally bought the pair for the rear dual position on mine and put them on a couple weeks ago. I plucked all the old wheel weights off and dug all the rocks out. ( tires I have on the back have a deep knobby tread and get tons of rocks stuck in them). I did also notice the holes don’t line up perfectly with inner dual valve stem but not a big deal since they rarely need checked in practice anyway. Now I get a lot of swishy at low speeds lol.
You can call Centramatic directly, they are great people to talk to and can be reached at 1-800-523-8473.
Amazon used to have great prices as well, but I haven't checked there in a while and don't see them listed any longer, not the 300-318 anyway. Get the proper part number for your application and check it out from there.
