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Balancing Tyres
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:04 am
by Sasd 22
hey guys,
Has anyone heard about putting glass beads in your rims instead of wheel weights to balance them?
Re: Balancing Tyres
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:39 am
by chris_stoffa
Sasd 22 wrote:hey guys,
Has anyone heard about putting glass beads in your rims instead of wheel weights to balance them?
Is that like Vajazzle ?
Re: Balancing Tyres
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:50 am
by bru21
chris_stoffa wrote:Sasd 22 wrote:hey guys,
Has anyone heard about putting glass beads in your rims instead of wheel weights to balance them?
Is that like Vajazzle ?
Nearly spat my tea out.
Guys with big tyres swear by them - 37" and over. I only use knock on lead on my wheels though.
Re: Balancing Tyres
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:52 pm
by 80's_delirious
Sasd 22 wrote:hey guys,
Has anyone heard about putting glass beads in your rims instead of wheel weights to balance them?
google is your friend
meanwhile, you'll get more help if you give more info.
eg What size tyres,
what type of rims,
what tyre construction, Radial or cross ply,
what have you tried previously, lead wheights/ rotate tyre on the rim?
what do you use the tyres/rim combo for, daily driver? trailered to comps? weekend warrior driven to the tracks?
Re: Balancing Tyres
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:02 pm
by jetjr
Late entry
I have some beads in 275/65/17
They do work for sure - BUT seem to settle or get stuck and cause serious vibrations
Just have to thump each tyre and they free up and balance well again for a while
Problem is this needs to be done pretty frequently
Could be the tyre brand or ribs inside dunno, but after a tap they work great, actually able to re balance a wheel full of mud