How do you guys keep your tires balanced?

IslanderOffRoad

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Houston, Tx

• Sep 1, 2007

• #1

Seems like every time I get back from wheeling my lt. front tire is out of balance... i'm assuming the crappy stick-on weights are getting ripped off somehow

what do you guys use for balancing?

 

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showmethemuddd

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Location

new bedford mass

• Sep 1, 2007

• #2

I'm running 31"BFG AT's w/ about 3 1/2 ounces of .177 cal bb's inside the tire. You can also use the airsoft pellets, I just used regular BB's because I already had them. The only time I've had an adverse affect was when I locked em up, got alot of tire bounce because BB's kept spinning.

 

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Otter

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Location

SoCal

• Sep 1, 2007

• #3

do a web search for "tire balancing beads". i've been using them for about a year, happy with the performance.

 

Ramsey

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Location

Shreveport, LA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #4

airsoft pellets work wonders

 

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wishihad1

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charlottesville, VA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #5

so do you guys just stick a magic number of these airsoft pellets in the tires, and mount them yourself??

 

CanMan

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Lake Tapps, WA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #6

wishihad1 said:

so do you guys just stick a magic number of these airsoft pellets in the tires, and mount them yourself??

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Depending on the tire and other problems, it can take anywhere from 6-14 oz.

 

xjtrailrider

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Roanoke VA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #7

This is the chart I use.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/BigTirechart.htm

 

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trailbound xj

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Location

southern Maine

• Sep 1, 2007

• #8

CanMan said:

Depending on the tire and other problems, it can take anywhere from 6-14 oz.

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I'm running 34x10.5 LTB's on a 8" rim and have 6 oz in each tire and it rides pretty decent

 

Ramsey

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Location

Shreveport, LA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #9

trailbound xj said:

I'm running 34x10.5 LTB's on a 8" rim and have 6 oz in each tire and it rides pretty decent

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Have the same tires on beadlocks with 8oz, good up to around 65-70, I dont drive it any faster than that, and thats a rarity.

 

IntrepidXJ

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Location

Grand Junction, CO

• Sep 1, 2007

• #10

Airsoft FTW

http://www.myxj.net/blog/?p=72

 

RyanM

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Location

va

• Sep 1, 2007

• #11

Everytime you get back from wheeling eh? Are the weights falling off then sticking themselves back on, then falling off the next wheeling trip

 

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bass2323

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Location

Lake Stevens, WA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #12

I've got roughly 2500 airsoft bb's in each tire with my 35" mtr's and TR beadlocks, it is smoother now that it was when I actually ballanced the steel wheels

 

selarep

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Location

Central CA

• Sep 1, 2007

• #13

i'm running about 1500 bb's or 225 grams of bb's in my 31's. feels like riding on smooth glass

 

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BOX

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Location

Canyon Village, WY

• Sep 2, 2007

• #14

xjtrailrider said:

This is the chart I use.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/BigTirechart.htm

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X2 on this chart & the beads themselves. I use the 10oz ez-open bags w/ my 37X13.5 Claws on 15X10 Steelies. Its much smoother than actual wheel weights.

 

zachxj01

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Location

Rockville CT

• Sep 2, 2007

• #15

easy i dont lol

 

xj4fun

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Location

Northeast

• Sep 2, 2007

• #16

BOX said:

X2 on this chart & the beads themselves. I use the 10oz ez-open bags w/ my 37X13.5 Claws on 15X10 Steelies. Its much smoother than actual wheel weights.

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At the moment I'm testing both Dynabeads, and centramatic. While I like the concept of centramatic much better, I must admit, I'm having better results with Dynabeads. I also used the chart as a base for amount to use. I've actually had best results using 20% less product then the chart indicates. However, that could be based on the tire type etc.