Hey guys, just got my set of 35x12.5r20s delivered today. Loading them in the truck I noticed 3 wheels have from 1-3 oz stick weight to balance. I have 4 other f250/350s with similar size tires and that seems to be what they have as well. The 4th tire has about 8.5 oz on it in stick weights. One row of 5, one oz weights and then 7, half oz weights right next to it. Seems like alot right? Especially given the fact that the 3 other tires took a fraction of this weight to balance. I was thinking this tire needs to be rotated 180 on the wheel and rebalanced.
Thoughts?

 

That's what I'd have the shop do. Seems like an awful lot to me and there's got to be a better solution.

 

Not sure if tire manufacturers mark the light spot on tires of this size/speed rating. If yours are marked, this may work for you:

Have them remove the tires and check the balance of each wheel (with weights removed and valve stem installed), and mark where they are heavy. Sure, it will cost you, but you'll only have to do it once if you make the mark indelible. Tire manufacturers tell you to mount their "light spot" mark where the valve stem is - but this is an assumption that the wheel is always heaviest at the valve stem, which isn't necessarily true. Match the mark on the tire to where you have the wheel marked, and you *should* be able to use less weight to perfect the balance. On motorcycle tires, I've achieved a very high degree of balance with zero weights, but these are fairly expensive (W) -rated tires.

Unfortunately, 35" tires aren't given to high degrees of precision in the manufacturing process - at least, not like z-rated tires and up.

Another popular answer with larger tires is the use of ceramic beads. Some swear by them, some claim they're alchemy. If I ever get something fairly large under my wheelwells, I'm going to give them a try.

 

My bro had the tires on his 4x4 van balanced with beads, they work