i am wondering about those internal wheel weights. i have them in a set of 33" mt on a 97 3/4 ton cummins. when i get new tires for my 04 TJ i want them in there too. has anyone used them in a stock size tire? how are they then? i wouldnt ballance a big tire any other way

 

What exactly are you wondering about?
Are you talking like a couple ounces of BB's inside the tire? I know a couple guy's that do it and that's all they've ever done to balance bigger tires.

 

sorry about that.
yes, you could use bb's i guess. there are also sand bags that can be put in the tire. some thing that doesnt draw moisture.

 

I think you are referring to the small square lead weights that are stuck to the inside of the rim to balance the tire, any tire shop that does high dollar rims are going to have these kinda balancers... and depending on the size needed to balance your tire, they should be fine...

Of course having a clean inner rim is the only way those things are going to stay on... so if you intend on putting them on, make sure their spotless otherwise they wont bother putting them on for ya

the big thing with a larger sized MT (thats usually 33" and up) is that with a smaller rim the weights are too close together on the rim to affectively balance the tall tire, this is where people will stack weights on top of each other in like a pyramid, but they'll usually get knocked off while off road... hence most people putting BB's and lead pellets into the top of the tire where necessary

 

I have run a product in my tires called Couteract(http://www.counteractbalancing.com/)for a couple of years now with great success. It is a pouch of glass beads that is inserted before the beads are seated and when you take the first trek the bag breaks then the beads go to work. This style of balancing is most effective at speeds over, lets say, 50 kmh. I have tried them in smaller tires(29-33) and the old method seems to be more reliable. This balancing media likes to work in the larger tires like 35 inch and up. Because it is glass beads it is also less likely to clump like the powder types such as "equal" from my experience, especially when you are airing down for off road adventures on a regular basis. Frequent pressure changes introduce moisture, especially from portable compressers and will affect the powder balancers to a much greater extent than the glass or ceramic bead offerings. BB's do work but are usually a copper coated steel ball and with constant use will start to oxidize and start an ugly mess in your tires for a daily driver I feel they may not be the answer.....for a trail rig however they may be ok....lot of people use them!!

Hope that helps!

 

DA_BEAR has it. thanks
i had them in a 3/4 ton with 33"tires and loved them, but i never off roaded to the point i needed to air down. so you say better to go with external weights in factory size tires?

 

That is what I like to do.....glass bead balancing for "street" tires and or the smaller offerings I feel is a waist of cash..

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