Tire balancing with a product called equal?

ArticRubi · Unread post by **ArticRubi** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:21 am

I would opt for Dyna beads if you're going this route. Dyna beads are high density ceramic, definitely preferable to polymer.

ChrisD · Unread post by **ChrisD** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:57 pm

Ok gave up on the Equal and ordered a set of Centramatic 300 Series Balancers.

Would like to take my Jeep to Maine one more time without having to deal with unbalanced tires.

mexgrizzly · Unread post by **mexgrizzly** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:08 am

I have had good luck with the air soft bb's in 33 Super Swaper TSL Radials. On my first set of used TSL's they worked great, people were surprised when they rode in the Jeep. On a new set of TSL's I got a vibration with them installed. Had a well known 4WD shop take them out and balance them with tape on weight and it was no better. Chalk it up to a slightly out of round tire (too late to send it back) or bent rim. Not enough to worry about. Given that the tape on weights will have to be redone on occasion and didn't work any better than airsoft. I am going to put the bb's back in sometime and take off the weights. I like that weights won't get knocked off while wheeling. You will hear the bb's hitting the rim in the tire at speeds around 10 mph while driving. At lower speeds they stay in the bottom of the tire and I don't recall being able to hear them over the engine. At higher speeds, centripidal force keeps them plastered to the inside of the tire.

-Andy

Carl McFly · Unread post by **Carl McFly** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 6:45 pm

Little Napoleon wrote:Ok gave up on the Equal and ordered a set of Centramatic 300 Series Balancers.

Let me know how they work. You have disc brakes on all corners? Curious if there's a clearance issue

ChrisD · Unread post by **ChrisD** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:33 am

Will do... Yes, disc brakes all around.

ChrisD · Unread post by **ChrisD** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:14 pm

Alignment today at Lou's and a quick vacuum to get the equal out

ChrisD · Unread post by **ChrisD** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:15 pm

Carl McFly wrote:
Little Napoleon wrote:Ok gave up on the Equal and ordered a set of Centramatic 300 Series Balancers.
Let me know how they work. You have disc brakes on all corners? Curious if there's a clearance issue

no clearance issues and so far worth the $200!

Carl McFly · Unread post by **Carl McFly** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:19 pm

Little Napoleon wrote:
Carl McFly wrote:
Little Napoleon wrote:Ok gave up on the Equal and ordered a set of Centramatic 300 Series Balancers.
Let me know how they work. You have disc brakes on all corners? Curious if there's a clearance issue
no clearance issues and so far worth the $200!

I'll prolly pull the trigger on a set, this weekend

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