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Air soft BB's & tire balancing worked!!!

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Old May 17, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Hinrichs

this is what ill go with and pull the weights....now to run and get some and figure out how to get them in the easiest.
Amazon. Buy in bulk. Did all 5 tires for $22
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Old May 17, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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I'm gonna try dicks sporting goods first, trying to get it done tonight if possible
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Old May 17, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Hinrichs
I'm gonna try dicks sporting goods first, trying to get it done tonight if possible
Walmart carries them and I'm sure cheaper than dicks if you want to do it ASAP. I needed some extra after my amazon order and got them at WM. buy extra, I can guarantee you that the math will not add up when you multiply weight by count to figure out how many to buy.
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Old May 17, 2013 | 01:20 PM
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Well got slightly more than needed, kitchen scale made it super easy to weigh out

Did just the front 2 and still have the wobble around 45-50 with 12oz

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Old May 17, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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Horrible vibe running the smaller Dynabeads. Problem was clumping because of moisture in the tire.
I really want to try Airsoft pellets.
I hear there's different kinds though ?
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Old May 17, 2013 | 06:55 PM
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I have been reading about people balancing tires with beads for years now, and I still have yet to figure out exactly what the hell it is the beads actually due to balance a tire. I mean, weights placed in strategic areas I understand, but beads wobbling around inside a tire... how does it even work? Enlighten me!
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Old May 17, 2013 | 06:58 PM
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You dont want the bio degradable ones. I also read to get the higher end ones that are one piece w/ no ridge down the middle. I got mine at walmart.
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Old May 17, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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It's easy to understand, as the tire rotates over a certain speed usually around 20 mph the beads will go to a point inside the tire where they need to go to balance the tire. Any that are not needed will redistribute themselves along the inside of the tire.
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Old May 17, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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You want the high quality ceramic beads not the cheapie plastic ones
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Old May 17, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by olyelr
I have been reading about people balancing tires with beads for years now, and I still have yet to figure out exactly what the hell it is the beads actually due to balance a tire. I mean, weights placed in strategic areas I understand, but beads wobbling around inside a tire... how does it even work? Enlighten me!
I dont think i can answer you well , but I found a video on line about using "equal". It appears that the powder or bb's head to the areas of vibration which seem to take on the balancing as a weight does.
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