WHEEL WEIGHTS
Cross-Country
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I think the root cause is someone who didn't know how to balance a tire (new kid?). Why would anyone put all that weight on opposite sides of the wheel and on the front. The solution is to bite the bullet and get them rebalanced and get the weights put on the inside of the wheel where they won't show. It's not rocket science.
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Tuned
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Balance beads
Balance beads worked for me in every vehicle I have from a suzuki street bike to a 140mph S/G Duster. There's a chart online with all tire sizes available and how many ounces per tire is needed.I don't use bbs but airsoft pellets.
Tuned
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When I first heard of them it just seemed so simple and brilliant. That basically describes these trucks. One benefit I could see right away is that the wheel balances itself on the fly. I frequently have a lot of mud or rocks stuck in the tread. The beads keep the wheel in balance and adjust as the tread cleans itself.
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Typically the Red dot, if present, indicates the high point of the tire and is to be aligned with the accompanying red mark on the rim (or similar marking of the the low point of the rim), or if absent, the valve stem. Yellow dots indicate the lightest side of the tire and should be located at the valve stem only if a red dot isn't present on the tire. The idea is that weight imbalance can be balanced out with weights whereas the imperfect circle cannot.
Based on what you have shared, the balancing job is extremely suspect and disappointing.
Based on what you have shared, the balancing job is extremely suspect and disappointing.
Last edited by bmoran4; Jan 23, 2026 at 02:08 PM.
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