Steel Shot.. Weight for Tyres...
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:43 pm
Anybody know where to get this from?
How much$$ etc
Any help would be great....
How much$$ etc
Any help would be great....
Outer Limits 4x4 Board
Aussie Hardcore Wheelers
https://outerlimits4x4.com.au/
Steel Shot.. Weight for Tyres...
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:44 pm
Gun store?
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:04 pm
Bottom of the page in link , might not be big enough , there at revesby
http://www.burwell.com.au/default.asp?id=14
Larry
http://www.burwell.com.au/default.asp?id=14
Larry
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:07 am
someone in the zuk forums said their mate uses golf balls =)
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:23 am
some how i dont think he is trying to balance his tiresalien wrote:someone in the zuk forums said their mate uses golf balls =)
just add weight to them
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:29 am
Larger ones carry shot, the smaller opperators generally dont.-Scott- wrote:Gun store?
Last time I looked it was selling for $18 a bag..... ( around 4kgs a bag )
I make my own lead shot
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:17 am
are you trying to balance or add weight pete?
wasnt there some magic powder advertised not long ago for balancing?
wasnt there some magic powder advertised not long ago for balancing?
shot
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:03 am
can you use small fishing sinkers???
dean
dean
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:50 am
old ball bearings or sinkers should work, its just round for when you are going very very slowly
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:54 am
Weight for tyres.. not for balancing..
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:05 am
need steel , not lead !!!
just rang rob , he got it from a sand/bead blasting suppliers !!!
a fair bit tooo................nearly 60-80kg in each wheel !!!!!
just rang rob , he got it from a sand/bead blasting suppliers !!!
a fair bit tooo................nearly 60-80kg in each wheel !!!!!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:41 am
i used approx 8mm stainless ball bearings for balancing mechanically beadlocked simex. about 400g in each corner and lightly oiled them before putting them in to prevent rust etc when they sit in the shed. Movement will keep them clean when on the vehicle.
It turns heads when you pull up to a stop and they clink and clang as they drop from the top of the tyre over the rims immediately before stoping as rotational forces are overwhelmed by gravity
It turns heads when you pull up to a stop and they clink and clang as they drop from the top of the tyre over the rims immediately before stoping as rotational forces are overwhelmed by gravity
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:28 pm
Why not use water?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:55 pm
if any of it leaks during competition, you can be penalised points for fluid lossmkpatrol wrote:Why not use water?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:04 pm
When you stop water had a tendency to rock back and forth, in extreme cases this can snap axles or spit you off an obstacle.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:29 pm
I can understand antt point but I cant believe that it would snap axles.tt6_lux wrote:When you stop water had a tendency to rock back and forth, in extreme cases this can snap axles or spit you off an obstacle.
If you fill the tyre up enough it will minimise movement. Been using it in tractors for ever.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:31 pm
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:32 pm
Yeup - fill the tire near completely it's alright. Filled to bottom of rim/half filled - i.e. room to slosh: I've not seen a water filled tire break an axle in a 4wd tire but have seen it in a header.mkpatrol wrote:I can understand antt point but I cant believe that it would snap axles.
If you fill the tyre up enough it will minimise movement. Been using it in tractors for ever.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:38 pm
Steel shot is also a lot denser than water so all the weight is right at the bottom of the tyre to lower your COG the most.mkpatrol wrote:Why not use water?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:10 pm
Why is that? I was under the impression that using lead shot also worked like a dead blow hammer when hitting obsticals.moose wrote:need steel , not lead !!!
just rang rob , he got it from a sand/bead blasting suppliers !!!
a fair bit tooo................nearly 60-80kg in each wheel !!!!!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:13 pm
Because it is somewhat of an environmental disaster spilling 50 odd kilos of lead all over the groundSlunnie wrote:Why is that? I was under the impression that using lead shot also worked like a dead blow hammer when hitting obsticals.moose wrote:need steel , not lead !!!
just rang rob , he got it from a sand/bead blasting suppliers !!!
a fair bit tooo................nearly 60-80kg in each wheel !!!!!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:13 pm
FWIW, duck shooters need to use steel shot these days, so you still might find some at a gun shop.moose wrote:need steel , not lead !!!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:22 pm
Where are the brakes on the header, at the wheel? or inboard at the diff? (see where I am going with this?)tt6_lux wrote: I've not seen a water filled tire break an axle in a 4wd tire but have seen it in a header.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:41 pm
is that for your zook moosemoose wrote:need steel , not lead !!!
just rang rob , he got it from a sand/bead blasting suppliers !!!
a fair bit tooo................nearly 60-80kg in each wheel !!!!!
I'm most likly going to put steel shot in when i get some KM2's but i was thinking around 25
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:46 pm
What size do need i might have some ripped bags you can have.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:06 pm
go visit a cv/driveshaft reconditioner and get them to save you all the old stuffed balls or they could even order you in new ones in all different sizes