tyre balance beads

[wickford90]

Any one using these, as my stick on weights keep falling off and was thinking about changing to these.
Good or bad idea?

 

[wiltshire landyman]

i used them on my rr as no one could balance the 36" simex

they made it better but not 100%

 

[wickford90]

yours are big buggers, any balancing will be difficult on those. how much weight per wheel did you use and did the tyre have to come off or can you do it through the valve.

 

[wiltshire landyman]

they are like bags they put in and when u drive they break down inside and find there own way of balancing inside..dunno how many they put in tho

 

[wickford90]

thanks will look into it a bit more.

 

[666 george]

Try here to start with Geoff.
I've read you can use BB shot as well.
Tyre Balancing Beads - 100g

 

[wickford90]

Try here to start with Geoff.
I've read you can use BB shot as well.
Tyre Balancing Beads - 100g

Cheers mate will phone them later

 

[Paul D]

Dunno if it's a legitimate concern, but I wonder how these work when you're off-roading. What I mean is I can see them working above a certain wheel speed, but a lot of the time I'm almost crawling. I also wonder how quickly the beads react to speed changes and whether, in time, they might clump together, say if you leave it parked for a fortnight, and won't break up when re-started, thus creating imbalance rather than solving it!

It's bad enough getting a lump of clay stuck in the wheel rim ....

 

[666 george]

If you have a lump of clay stuck it will eqaul it's self out, then when he mud flys off it will again eqaul it's self out.
Have a search on here cos that's where most of the info comes from.
LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

 

[hedge hopper]

hi i have dyno beads in mine you put them thru the tyre valve
with aplicator they seem ok they dont do any thing when off roading
or at slow speeds they go round and find there own balance
i havent had them in to long but they seem pretty good at speed and on moterway
they claim to be ceranic beads so very little ware
they claim to balance the tyres till there warn out down side seems to be if you have a puncture you have to renew beads cos they fall out when tyre comes off hope this helps :hippie:

 

[wickford90]

hi i have dyno beads in mine you put them thru the tyre valve
with aplicator they seem ok they dont do any thing when off roading
or at slow speeds they go round and find there own balance
i havent had them in to long but they seem pretty good at speed and on moterway
they claim to be ceranic beads so very little ware
they claim to balance the tyres till there warn out down side seems to be if you have a puncture you have to renew beads cos they fall out when tyre comes off hope this helps :hippie:

thanks will get some on order.

 

[wickford90]

Dyna beads £80 for 5 wheels, the words off and **** spring to mind.

 

[Boris113]

balancing with airsoft bb's - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

There is a little bit of info here about the use of Airsoft BBs...bound to be cheaper than proper balancing beads/sacks

 

[wickford90]

balancing with airsoft bb's - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

There is a little bit of info here about the use of Airsoft BBs...bound to be cheaper than proper balancing beads/sacks

Thanks for that link, will follow that for more info. What are airsoft BBs.

 

[666 george]

Have a search on here Geoff for more info
Balancing beads - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

 

[ratty]

I used to run with balancing powder in my works trucks. It worked well but if you inflated the tyre using a system without an air dryer it would allow moisture to get into the tyre and then the powder would clot. I'm guessing that you won't get this issue with the beads but I s'pose it is still possible.

 

[Paul D]

I used to run with balancing powder in my works trucks. It worked well but if you inflated the tyre using a system without an air dryer it would allow moisture to get into the tyre and then the powder would clot. I'm guessing that you won't get this issue with the beads but I s'pose it is still possible.

That's what I was thinking of. Reduce pressure for off-roading, blow it up with a £5 Aldi special compressor when you're about to come home and there's moisture in the tyre, in all the tyres ...

I used to run with a Gel in my tyres when racing Enduro, not so much 'cos it did anything, but more as a sop to sponsors .. I couldn't feel any difference or benefit in it other than it made the unsprung weight slightly heavier, which isn't generally 'a good thing'. I know it's a minimal weight, but as my experience of it is with motorbikes even minimal additions can make big differences.

 

[wickford90]

As they are ceramic its unlikely they will hold moisture.

 

[hedge hopper]

hi wickford they cost about 10 quid per wheel
and abt 2.50 for the aplicator
if you have a look on
dyno beeds web page it tellsyou the size of tyre
and how many oz of beeds you need
and have been told that air soft bb pellets do the same job
but i dont know if you would get them thruw the valve stem
so would have to weigh them and break tyre bead to put them in
of the top of my head i think it was 6oz per tyre on 235/70/16
if any help
:flame2:

 

[wickford90]

hi wickford they cost about 10 quid per wheel
and abt 2.50 for the aplicator
if you have a look on
dyno beeds web page it tellsyou the size of tyre
and how many oz of beeds you need
and have been told that air soft bb pellets do the same job
but i dont know if you would get them thruw the valve stem
so would have to weigh them and break tyre bead to put them in
of the top of my head i think it was 6oz per tyre on 235/70/16
if any help
:flame2:

looked on dyna bead website and they reckoned would need 8oz per wheel and it worked out to £80. will look into it a bit more