Topic: Balancing tires

[Rebeltilldeath3]

I'm swapping out my wheels tomorrow on my DD.  Same wheel, just wider and less backspacing.

I'm running 33"s, don't have the money to get them balanced.

Should I still put two shots of BBs in the tire since they're only 33"s?  This truck see's a lot of highway time, so will BBs be sufficient enough?

[MR_DIY]

I would say NO.  look up the 50/50 antifreeze trick on either zuwharrie.com or Pirate4x4.com

golf balls don't really work either IMO.  Wal Mart balances for like $3 a tire???

[Cheesemaker]

Did you buy them from a local tire shop?  Do they have a rebalance policy? 

Does your local high school have a mechanic shop?  Mine did, and I used to take my rig in and have the students balance them.  I was free!  Once in a while I would throw in a case of mtn dew!  And they would be happy! 

[1tonCroozer]

Used two shots in my 37" MT/R's. I've got a slight hop around 65-70.


Remember. You can't really overkill the amount. If your tires are cupped or worn odd they will need more to balance out. If they are great condition AT's...I doubt you'd need a full shot glass. Whatever the tire doesn't require to balance just becomes inert.


BB's work. I've been told they don't. I have personally used them now (recommended by WhiteTrash) and can attest to them working.

[WHITE_TRASH]

Antifreeze and water can come out of the valvestem when you air down.  BB's can't, its the same principal either way but bb's can be pulled out for a flat repair with a magnet and re-used.    What can I say Ive been doing this for awhile.

[Rebeltilldeath3 [OP]]

Did you buy them from a local tire shop? Do they have a rebalance policy?

Does your local high school have a mechanic shop? Mine did, and I used to take my rig in and have the students balance them. I was free! Once in a while I would throw in a case of mtn dew! And they would be happy!

I ordered them straight from Mickey Thompson (I'm a dealer for them).  At the time I worked at a different shop, so I balanced them myself.

I would never take my tires to a high school to be balanced, I know how hard they were to balance and how much weight it took.  I would never trust a bunch of flunkies taking shop to get out of class to balance my tires.

[Skinny_Pedal]

I ordered them straight from Mickey Thompson (I'm a dealer for them).  At the time I worked at a different shop, so I balanced them myself.

I would never take my tires to a high school to be balanced, I know how hard they were to balance and how much weight it took.  I would never trust a bunch of flunkies taking shop to get out of class to balance my tires.

talk trash about highschool students. but i can garentee you that i could balance a tire. sometimes high school kids tend to know a little about a lot

[Rebeltilldeath3 [OP]]

I go to night school at the local vocational school for welding, all I hear about from all the teachers is how big of flopp ups all the kids are in the school.  They just go there to get out of standard classes.

[yotaboy79]

and make shure to use the quick silver bbs not the copper ones 

[V-Man]

 Ya I was going to ask how you used a magnet to collect lead or copper BB's.  I am getting some 33's and have been wandering about the balance problem. I start buying the quick silvers..I take a magnet with me too to make sure the BB's I buy are Steel.       Hell I just remembered. go to your local gun shot and buy a bag of steel shot for reloading shot gun shells. You can get any size you want 00 down to #10 shot...Sounds like it's time for a trip to the local Bass Pro Shop.