Centramatic wheel balancers
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Mountain Pass
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Centramatic wheel balancers
I've searched and read some of the old threads for Centramatic wheel balancers. I'm wondering who still has them or has purchased them recently and how to you like them? Looking at getting them for my 2003 F250.
CNCFAB
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I like mine. You can hear them at low speeds with windows down, no big deal. They seem to work well
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From: Fallon,NV & Bainbridge OH
I have had them for years and love them. Just drove cross country to eastern Ohio with them and no issues what so ever. That being said I just had new Cooper 295/70's put on before the trip and I still have them balanced and the Centramatics make up for the changes as the tire wears. I took off a very used set of Toyo 315/70's that I had removed the weights from an earlier balance as the tires had worn so much I was picking up a vibration. The Centramatics smoothed it right back out. For running oversize tires with a lot of rubber I would not go with out them.
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From: Chino Valley, Arizona
1997 f250 has them, still get a shake once in a while
2000 excursion has them always smooth
2002 F250 I have them but haven't installed them yet
2019 Installed them yesterday drove it today and it is smooth, hooking up the 5th wheel Wednesday and will see how they feel loaded
2000 excursion has them always smooth
2002 F250 I have them but haven't installed them yet
2019 Installed them yesterday drove it today and it is smooth, hooking up the 5th wheel Wednesday and will see how they feel loaded
Fleet Owner
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
I have them on my F550 with 19.5 wheels and tires. As mentioned earlier, they do a good job of smoothing out the wear spots as time goes on. Sometimes you can feel a slight wobble as you are gaining speed, but they work dynamically, so whatever was shaking gets taken care of in a few hundred yards at most. Potholes will shake things up a bit, but it clears right back out while driving.
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From: Sedalia, CO
I just ordered mine today, after returning from a 2100mi trip to Idaho yesterday. I should have bought them 20 years ago. The 275/70-18 BFG ATs run pretty smooth, but I do pick up a noticable vibration above 80mph.
I run Airsoft beads on my 4runner, and they work great on 39.5/16.5-17 bias ply tires that are round only in concept, and weigh 145lbs per corner. I'm sure the Centramatics will work great on round radials.
Mark
I run Airsoft beads on my 4runner, and they work great on 39.5/16.5-17 bias ply tires that are round only in concept, and weigh 145lbs per corner. I'm sure the Centramatics will work great on round radials.
Mark
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From: Mcdonough, GA
Been running them for several years. Last set of Goodrich t/a ko2 only got balanced once (have free rotate and balance at Discount tire and was there anyway). Got almost 60k out of them. As mentioned above would Get a slight shake above 80 but hardly ever go there. New Coopers have about 5k on them and run super smooth.
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I bought a set when I was running 285/75r16s. I’m running a larger size now that has weights but I run the balancer rings when I put my 37s on to drive for a bit. Seems plenty smooth up to about 70, as fast as I drive it any time.
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Mountain Pass
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Well, I ordered them on 9/7 through Amazon, received on 9/9, and installed on 9/10. My tires had some pretty bad cupping already so I didn't expect much. I think they help somewhat up to about 70 if the road is smooth but not much more than the weights already on the wheels. My wheels are pretty loaded with weights from the last rotation and balance trying to address the cupping and I haven't removed them. I may try removing them to see if that helps.
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Well, I ordered them on 9/7 through Amazon, received on 9/9, and installed on 9/10. My tires had some pretty bad cupping already so I didn't expect much. I think they help somewhat up to about 70 if the road is smooth but not much more than the weights already on the wheels. My wheels are pretty loaded with weights from the last rotation and balance trying to address the cupping and I haven't removed them. I may try removing them to see if that helps.
Later on, the tire shop guy told me he wasn't equipped to properly balance 19.5 tires, so that was the last interaction I had with that shop.
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