badwithcomputer
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Post by badwithcomputer on Oct 2, 2012 8:20:26 GMT -4
I had my tires balanced last fall and he was only able to balance two of them, the other two required too much weight. He told me he threw the two good ones on the front and the worst ones on the rear. The Jeep drove great!
Well I rotated my tires and MAN does it suck. I've been living with it for awhile as they only wobble real bad at 60-80 and I need to rotate them back soon so it should go away. But the next time I rotate the misery will be back!
I know there are two option out there:
Balancing beads
Any place sell the beads locally (Truro/Halifax) and are they fairly pain in the ass free? example do I have to remove the tire off the rim? or simply let the air out and remove the valve core and pour the little fella's in there?
Road Force Balancing
Who does it? As far as I can find no one does it in the Truro Area and a couple of the places I called had no idea what I was talking about.
Any information would be highly appreciated!
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bill richards
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Post by bill richards on Oct 2, 2012 8:34:15 GMT -4
Take them somewhere else to get balanced. A place specializing in truck tires.
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BILL
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Post by BILL on Oct 2, 2012 8:38:43 GMT -4
im running 8 ounces of aerosoft pellets in my iroks and there not bad 36 inch bias ply cant expect the world out of it .if your tires have up and down run out you can balance them close but will never be smooth
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jer
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Post by jer on Oct 2, 2012 8:48:21 GMT -4
The beads always worked great for my bike. I never tried them in a car/truck. Road force balancing would be your best bet. It makes a world of a difference if the rim and tire are good. Canadian Tire in Bedford can do it for you.
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badwithcomputer
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Post by badwithcomputer on Oct 2, 2012 8:49:14 GMT -4
man, I got the Bill's on tap this morning!!
Aerosoft pellets you say? those are the little plastic pellets you can get for the guns? I may have to try that!
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jer
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Post by jer on Oct 2, 2012 8:50:44 GMT -4
man, I got the Bill's on tap this morning!! Aerosoft pellets you say? those are the little plastic pellets you can get for the guns? I may have to try that! Just make sure you get the right amount in there.
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badwithcomputer
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Post by badwithcomputer on Oct 2, 2012 8:51:12 GMT -4
Canadian tire in Beford, Thanks Jer!
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jer
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Post by jer on Oct 2, 2012 8:54:08 GMT -4
Canadian tire in Beford, Thanks Jer! No problem, I worked there for 4.5 years. Good group of guys, I trust them. Can kill two birds with one stone..take it down to them on a Wednesday night so you can come to coffee night.
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BILL
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Post by BILL on Oct 2, 2012 9:24:39 GMT -4
8 Ounces in each tire will take care of most of it i think i figured it out that 8 ounces is 6200 pellets lol. and i think the cost was gonna be 15 per tire
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jer
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Post by jer on Oct 2, 2012 9:34:37 GMT -4
That's why the dynabeads are better.. It takes a lot less. Less beads means they will go exactly where they need to.
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dan
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Post by dan on Oct 2, 2012 18:26:59 GMT -4
I'd see about just having the tires broken down off of the rims, and turn the tires on the rims. sometimes the rim can cause some out-of-balance also.
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Post by C Monster on Oct 2, 2012 18:50:46 GMT -4
Brandon does your tires still have them little yellow circle dot on the side wall of the tire I all ways put the yellow circle with the valve stem and had great luck with balancing them big tires
"Tires are tested at the manufacturing plant for road force variation, conicity, plysteer, and balance. The heaviest point of the tire is marked with a yellow circle, and the stiffest point of the tire is marked with a red dot. It's common practice to match the yellow circle with the valve stem or the red dot with the low point of the rim if the location is known. Some rim manufacturers mark the low point in the rim with a paint mark in the drop-center. Others cut the valve stem hole at the lowest point of the rim. If we are familiar with the rim manufacturer's method of marking their rims, mounting the tire stiff spot aligned with the rim low spot is our preferred method. If not, we use the yellow circle. If RFV turns out to high after mounting, we can use the GSP9700 to optimize a tire on a rim, or even several tires across several rims to find the best possible wheel combinations. We can now provide our customers with the same level of wheel perfection once only available at the OEM level."
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Post by dartjeep on Oct 2, 2012 19:47:35 GMT -4
MIller Tire in Burnside does Road Force as well. I seem to remember someone saying Coast Tire on Windmill Rd can do it.
Are you sure your wheels are true? Are they steel? If your wheels aren't true, no amount of balancing will help a wobble. Mine wobble at about 100Km/h.. steel wheels. I took it to Miller, they called me out in the bay to show me the wheel all over the place as it spun. Nothing they could do...all 4 bent in the centers.
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mangojk
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Post by mangojk on Oct 2, 2012 20:26:02 GMT -4
Brandon , Coast New Glasgow has a Hunter Road Force and I believe Highland Ford does as well, you could also check with Nova Freightliner they may, or check with A-! Tire they may have a solution.
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Post by mangojk on Oct 2, 2012 20:28:20 GMT -4
make sure your wheels are centering up you may need hub rings , are your rims Dick Cepek ?
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