I have a pair of Hoosier radials on the back of my model a that I cant get balanced by anyone in my area.(I live in whatcom county, WA.) The wheels are a 15 inch diameter and 17 inches wide. The tires are 33 x 21.5R15. I tried a bubble balancer but with no luck and they are too wide for any of the local shops balancing machines. Does anyone know of any shops maybe farther south that might be able to, possibly in the seattle or everett area? I'v heard of the balancing beads but was not sure if they would work with a tire that wide. Thanks for any information you might have.
Well, does anyone in your area have an on the car strobe balancer? I bought an old one from a front end shop that was going out of business a while back but haven't had time to try it out yet. The strobe balancers have a sensor that hooks to the frame or axle or control arm with a magnet most of the time and there is a readout on the unit that gives the amount of weight it needs and the strobe shows the light spot of the tire being at the top. On the back it can be a challenge to deal with if the rig has a posi style rear axle though. I'd be a bit Leary of trying to balance the wide tires with a Hunter on the car balancer as the wheels probably won't match up with the adapters. I've never had one come off myself but have seen the results of the balancer head taking off across the shop.
Like them beads. PIA to insert the beads but just a minor hurdle if you get a funnel & a clear plastic tube or their insert setup.
huh? they come in bags that disintegrate, you just throw the whole bag in there like i said, it couldn't be easier.
tred I'd pay admission to see you put a bag in one of my tube stems. ha ha ha Yes if you use tubeless but mine have tubes in em.
I had my dragster slicks balanced at a place that does big truck tires. No problem. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Those aren't that big or wide. Any 4x4 type place or place that works on full size vehicles should be able to do them. most stock 4x4 trucks run a tire almost that size now days. My little lifted mini truck ran those same tires and had no issues balancing them.
we used to start with a 30 gram bag (which is about one ounce), that was perfect for most of the applications, if not spot on, it's a great starting point. start there.
I ran nothing but Dynabeads in a set of 36 x 12.50 Super Swamper TSL bias plies. 75+ on the freeway, on a softly sprung off-road rig. Zero shake.
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