Tire balance problem
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Tire balance problem
My Wheels have a smoth out side lip. No place to place weights. The inside is a normal lip but the Tire shop uses the sickon weights in the center with less than acceptable results.
Any ideas? I'm thinkin of trying an old bubble balancer on the inside rim and then having them use the stickons.
Any ideas? I'm thinkin of trying an old bubble balancer on the inside rim and then having them use the stickons.
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2010
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From: Frederick, MD.
My Wheels have a smoth out side lip. No place to place weights. The inside is a normal lip but the Tire shop uses the sickon weights in the center with less than acceptable results.
Any ideas? I'm thinkin of trying an old bubble balancer on the inside rim and then having them use the stickons.
Any ideas? I'm thinkin of trying an old bubble balancer on the inside rim and then having them use the stickons.
But there is a less expensive way that works as well - head down to Sports Authority and get yourself a couple of jugs of the 6mm AirSoft pellets and use those. I have run both in my Jeeps (YJ and a KJ) and will move to these when it is time to put new tires on my truck. If you do not want to break the bead to install them you will have to go with the ceramic ones from innovative - they can be installed through the valve stem. It is slow but will work, but if you can break the bead for the install then the AirSoft will work.
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Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2010
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From: Frederick, MD.
The only drawbacks I have found are the strange noise the tires will make as you roll up to a stop light or if you are going less than 5 miles an hour or so as the pellets "slosh" around in the tire, the ceramic beads are much quiter than the airsoft pellets - oh and the strange looks you get from the guys at the tire store when you tell them you want to put them in your tires and why.
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</O<O</O<O</OThe really nice thing about this is if you do off road the vehicle and for instance take a chunk out of your tire in the rocks or something your balancing job is not lost - this approach will automatically adjust and dynamically balance the tire as it wears.
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From: The Big, Oregon
The ride is really smooth, it even helps with road force variation, but the down side is that you don't get a whole lot of warning if there is a problem with a tire so actual tire inspections should be done more often. Since they cancel out nearly any tire vibration, they can cover a separating tire until it's about ready to blow.
