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Death Wobble & Out of Balance tires

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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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Death Wobble & Out of Balance tires

I just had my BFG MTR tires balanced.. There were as much as 9oz off balance.. They are 33x12.50x16.5 tires.

I haven't tried it yet, but I've heard that this can make death wobble much worse.

Does that sound right?
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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yup. 9 0z is a lot for a 33" tire....
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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But from all the BFG`s Ive had 9oz isnt out of the question by any means. If its really bad try having the shop spin the tire on the rim 180 degrees and rebal it.
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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I had a ste of nitto teragrapplers that would just not balance out, through this site I found a place called innovative balancing that sells ceramic beads that you put inside the tires. I couldn't believe that it worked but I tried it and couldn't believe it. You peel off your lead weights, pull the valve stem and pour the beads in. It is extremly tedious as they don't want to simply pour at a steady rate, they clog very easily, it took me about two hours to do all four tires. Well worth it though, www.innovativebalancing.com
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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I did the same thing with me 315's and they do work. I just let the air out of the tire and busted the bead.
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