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Sand in the tires!

Started by Lin, February 11, 2008, 05:01:34 PM

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rv_safetyman

#15
February 13, 2008, 07:41:05 AM
Tony, these things do not work in continents south of the equator.  There they travel to the heavy side ;D ;D ;D

Could not resist

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TomC

#16
February 13, 2008, 08:19:45 AM
Personally have had experience with Equal and didn't feel it did as good of a job as Centramatic wheel balancing metal rings that mount between the tire and the brake drum.  To get the best results for balancing-first make sure the brake drum has been balanced (you can usually tell this by machining cuts taken out of the support ring near the edge of the drum); when buying new tires have ALL of the tires-this means the rear tires too-spun balanced; then mount the Centramatics (the rear go in between the duals).  This is from 21 years of over the road driving and experimenting with many methods.  Good Luck, TomC
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Lin

#17
February 13, 2008, 10:34:08 AM
A friend, who used to be in the tire business and is now a truck mechanic, told me not to balance the rear tires saying something the about weights on one of the duals could work against the weights on the other.  Is there any sense in that?
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jackhartjr

#18
February 13, 2008, 10:42:52 AM
Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  If one is out of balance it kinda makes both out anyway...right?
I am no expert here!
Jack
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tekebird

#19
February 13, 2008, 11:32:34 AM
My Opinion of the Centrimatics is great.  Plus you have tha ability to take them off and transfer to another vehicle.

Dynabeads are also a fine product....but lack the transfer option but are considerably cheaper.....but you must recover the beads or replace them with a tire change.

Equal is a good product, often disliked by guys who have to break tires down, is susceptable to moisture, requires a special valve stem (core) to prevent leaking. is cheapest of the products.

As for not ballancing tires......there was a heated thread on this some time ago.

As for ballancing  rears.....most truckers do not do it as a cost savings measure.....wheel weights will not work against each other on an inside.outside dual config. Your ballancing a particular tire.

My Dad even goes to the trouble of trueing his tires for the upmost in smooth ride in addition to Centrimatics.

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