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so my 35s dont like to stay balanced. i have maybe 5000 miles on this set and theyve been balanced 3 times. and it feels like they need it again. has anyone used the balancing beads and do they work worth a crap?

Where are you getting theses things balanced? Sometimes with big tires/wheels, taking a trip to a specialty shop (big truck shop) may be a good idea.

place i bought em from is a life time balance. i think they only do static balancing and not load balancing. i think im just gonna order a set. the store manager said he would throw them in free of charge.

after fixing MANY shops balance issues,...I am a firm believer that either you have weights coming off(rare, and not likley unless poorly installed on a dirty wheel(stick ons?) or the wrong clip on style has been used)....or whoever is doing the balancing isn't all that great. Tell them to ROAD FORCE the tires if they can't figure out how to get them to zero out. Also maybe tell them to use the exact weights, and not .25 incriments,... makes a big difference. I'm used to balancing wheels for cars and trucks that are used in track like or high speed conditions,...near zero balancing, is key.

Hope it works out for you dude.

leeindy wrote:so my 35s dont like to stay balanced. i have maybe 5000 miles on this set and theyve been balanced 3 times. and it feels like they need it again. has anyone used the balancing beads and do they work worth a crap?

There are only two instances where I had tires that wouldn't stay in
balance. no 1 was, the idiot who mounted the tires, mounted the tires before changing the valve stems and left the old valve stem bases inside the tires (F'n asshole!) no 2 was a bunch of little rubber balls that accumulated inside the tires as I ran on them. I had to have the balls removed several times before they stopped forming. I would say THAT on was somehow poor construction.
Those tires were F60x15 Remington XT120's on a Sixty nine Z28 Camaro that was "Sort of stock (ever hear of the Chevy Super sports catalogue) Lots of goodies in that one. Don't know anything about balance beads.

Well I have seen too many vehicles coming in with this complaint over the years. 99% of the time it is the installers fault.

How much weight are you talking on each wheel?

The wheel must be clean and the tire must be clean and any stickers removed.

Have the tire monkey install 1 tire at a time properly (red dot on sidewall lined up with valve stem if tire only or red dot lined up with yellow dot on innertube or in some cases the white strip on innertube)

Put this assembled wheel/tire combo on the balancer, spin it up... if it requires more than a 2 in any one spot, remove the assembly back to the tire machine. Mark the tire and wheel and then break the bead and rotate the tire (red dot or previous spot at valve stem) slightly toward the spot where the balancing machine asked for weights to be applied, refill the tire and rebalance. The trick is to get the assembly as close to balanced without weights to start with.

Next thing is ONLY ONE WEIGHT PER SIDE. If the end result has a 1 in the inside and they respin the wheel and it asks for another 1/4 three inches over from the first weight (you must move that weight a little right or left (DO NOT ADD MORE)

If they are using adhesive weights you must clean the area with isopropal achohol first and be sure it is dry before application.

Most important thing after a balanced assembly is achieved is the installation:
(USE A TORQUE WRENCH and PROPER TORQUE SEQUENCE)