BB's - Golfballs - Dynabeads ???
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From: Marysville Wa
Originally Posted by proeliator
The practice of using internal balancing medium instead of rim mounted lead weights stems from the larger bias tires which will not balance out with conventional lead weights. This is why many shops will just throw in a bag of equal instead of trying to balance it with lead. Equal works great at first, but performance degrades down the road, I wouldn't recomend it. The Centramatics are great, but the ones available for our rim sizes will only balance up to a 35" tire, and be ineffective with the larger sizes. The best internal balancing medium is in fact the dynabeads, or anything along those lines; such as the ceramic blasting medium already suggested. BB's work great, but as pointed out eventually they will rust and clump. I don't put huge road miles on either of my sets of Swampers, so I just use copper coated bb's. The copper will put off the rust for awhile. Golf ***** work too, but are not as effective as the bb's or dynabeads. Hope that answered all your questions.
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From: Oregon
Originally Posted by Stokes
like i said, use AirSoft bbs. Im running 10ounces
Originally Posted by RawPower
Did you weigh out the amount you put in each?
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From: Lombard, Illinois
Thanks to all of you for your help - I purchased 10 pounds of #4 (30/40) LARGE MIN 5/32 NOZZLE of those Glass beads (wich are pocelin) i believe. From that Ebay seller - I will put in 12 ounces in each tire as Dyna Bead states in their chart. Also I was able to find New 2.8" lugs 32 lugs for $33.00
Im thinking those beads are very close to what Dyna Bead offers for 8 times the price.
Again thank you for all your help - Tim
Im thinking those beads are very close to what Dyna Bead offers for 8 times the price.
Again thank you for all your help - Tim
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From: Marysville Wa
Originally Posted by proeliator
I'll hazard a wild guess and say he weighed the amount...oh, probably right around ten ounces
ive herd that if you buy the 10,000 pack of .12gram AS BB's it should be preaty even to 10 ounces per tire.
when i come to a fast stop, it sounds like a waterfall
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From: Lombard, Illinois
RawPower if you want I will send you 5 pounds for nothin - I will only need a maximum of 4 pounds. So the rest will just sit here forever. Email me your address and I will ship them to you. To all who help me -I will do all I can to help you.
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I think it would take a LOT of water and a truck sitting for a very long time to develop enough rust to make BB's "clump" together. I've left a dish of BB's out on the patio in the past and they sat there literally for months, in rain water that had collected in the dish. There was plenty of rust on them but they poured right out . . . no clumping or sticking or anything. I'd looked into the airsoft thing but it took a LOT of them to get enough weight to balance a 44" tire because they're so light to begin with. Otherwise my second choice would be 2-3 cups of anti-freeze.
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