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Old May 23, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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Balanced tires

When you guys install new tires,do you balance just the fronts or do you get the rears balanced also??
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Old May 23, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel Dave2
When you guys install new tires,do you balance just the fronts or do you get the rears balanced also??
All of them.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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I quit having all my on-road tires, even the semi and motorcycles spin/lead balanced about ten years ago.
Much cheaper and always perfectly balanced with these> http://www.innovativebalancing.com/index.php

Only reason spin/lead balancing is still around is because the tire shops make a ton of money off it.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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I just put those Dyna Beads in my tires and you can't believe the difference, and my tires were all spin balanced. Just had a feeling they could be better. i think I may go with XCentramatics next set of tires instead of recapturing the beads though. There is a million of 'em!
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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sweet, my bud bought a tire machine and we never use it as we cannot balance tires.... now we can! Tire rack here i com
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by infidel
I quit having all my on-road tires, even the semi and motorcycles spin/lead balanced about ten years ago.
Much cheaper and always perfectly balanced with these> http://www.innovativebalancing.com/index.php

Only reason spin/lead balancing is still around is because the tire shops make a ton of money off it.
Well....I learned something here...I didn't know any of this stuff was around...
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskers
I just put those Dyna Beads in my tires and you can't believe the difference, and my tires were all spin balanced. Just had a feeling they could be better. i think I may go with XCentramatics next set of tires instead of recapturing the beads though. There is a million of 'em!
Interesting...I even found a DTR post about these..They look like a very good investment...And seem to work with aftermarket rims...

I'm still looking at a cost for a set for my dually...This sure beats going with the old school weights ...And you install them yourself and your gone.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Found the price...hmmmm $190 a pair....And you need 2 pair..Thats one thing...They are not cheap...
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Old May 24, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Dave the beads are only about 10 bucks a tire. That's why I went that way and am not dissapointed.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Found the price...hmmmm $190 a pair....And you need 2 pair..Thats one thing...They are not cheap...
I assume you're talking about the Centramatics.
Beads do the same job for a fraction of the price.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by infidel
I assume you're talking about the Centramatics.
Beads do the same job for a fraction of the price.
Yes...those are the ones...Found several posts here about them..
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Old May 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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They don't mung up your mag wheels either...
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Old May 25, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SIXSLUG
They don't mung up your mag wheels either...
Hmmm...You mean they only work with stock rims??I know with my aftermarket rims,I keep the same size and offset...Could it still be a problem??
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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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Think he's talking about the way lead weights scar your wheels...
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Old May 25, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by infidel
Think he's talking about the way lead weights scar your wheels...
D'oh.......I was busy at work and mis-read...
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