yossarian19
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grass Valley, CA
Well, I had a balding set of 30s on there. They were due for replacement on wear alone but the balance was failing too, they started buzzing around 50ish.
Ok, time to change tires. I stepped up to a used set of 31s and balanced them with 8 OZ of airsoft BBs apiece.
Tire wobble at 55 was BAD. a little scary bad.
Ok, so, since I was at 2.5" lift and no caster adjustment, and my track bar was bad...
I threw in RE 1600 bar, torqued everything to spec, and added 3/8" of caster shim.
Wobbles decreased for a time but were still present. Got worse over time. I don't think it was a coincidence that my track bar bracket bolts became loose, allowing an annoying clunk to come back once again.
Today I had the BBs (and several screws) removed from the tires and had them patched & balanced the old fashioned way.
Smoother than it has ever run - all the way up to 60 and I didn't notice any vibes at all.
Moral of the story: Airsoft is better than nothing, especially if you have large soft tires that are hard to balance with weights. THEY ARE NOT the miracle balance that I had heard of. For street use - stick to lead weights.
Ok, time to change tires. I stepped up to a used set of 31s and balanced them with 8 OZ of airsoft BBs apiece.
Tire wobble at 55 was BAD. a little scary bad.
Ok, so, since I was at 2.5" lift and no caster adjustment, and my track bar was bad...
I threw in RE 1600 bar, torqued everything to spec, and added 3/8" of caster shim.
Wobbles decreased for a time but were still present. Got worse over time. I don't think it was a coincidence that my track bar bracket bolts became loose, allowing an annoying clunk to come back once again.
Today I had the BBs (and several screws) removed from the tires and had them patched & balanced the old fashioned way.
Smoother than it has ever run - all the way up to 60 and I didn't notice any vibes at all.
Moral of the story: Airsoft is better than nothing, especially if you have large soft tires that are hard to balance with weights. THEY ARE NOT the miracle balance that I had heard of. For street use - stick to lead weights.