Which balance beads where to get installed near Houston, TX

dezl_dr wrote:
I've tried them on a fleet at work. I think they are worthless, at best they just roll around in there and maybe plug up your valve stem check valve.
At worst they get wet and stick together all on one side.

Just spin balance them.

yes, the very small ones can clump. and stick in the valve stem.

they do not 'just roll around', eventually centrifugal force will make the hold still on the inside of the tire.

they do move around a lot below 35 mph.. but you couldn't tell at that low speed.

Halmfamily wrote:
What are balance beads. Never heard of them.

glass/ceramic/... beads (small round balls, from power sized to golf balls) there are even metal tubes mounted on the outside of the tire/wheel with weights that move around (like little lead shot balls)
great youtube here balance ring demonstration
bead demo

they ARE the weights and and will move to where they are needed due to centrifugal force. and some mud to one size of the wheel, the beads move to the other side. balancing the weight.. the mud wears off, they spread back out again, all naturally and realtime.

bigrigs use them all the time, hard to balance those big monster tires.
the beds also account for all the rotating mass not just the tire and wheel.

the finer powder type have a tendency to get caught in the valve stem and keep the valve from closing. they can also get wet (poor air fill water filter), and clump..

these bigger ones do not clump. and do not stick in the valve stem cause they are bigger than the stem opening.

less bounce means less heat, less heat means less wear, less wear means longer life, and more comfortable ride.

What are balance beads. Never heard of them.

I have had them in my H114 tires and removed them. The reason...the tires went flat due to fowling of the valve stems. Not worth the hassle to me. Just my .02.
SkeetShooter

I've tried them on a fleet at work. I think they are worthless, at best they just roll around in there and maybe plug up your valve stem check valve.
At worst they get wet and stick together all on one side.

Just spin balance them.

We use them on all of our RV tires. We get them from the Peterbilt dealer near by. They use them on of their Semi Truck tires.

Oh Yeah-the bags look just like the picture above

My local truck tire shop had these when I went for them

Magnum Balance



the each bag comes with a new valve stem & cap too!

I am located northwest of Austin.

their seller lookup by state is here
seller lookup

I don't use any. The old fashioned method of balancing with weights has always worked for me just like it has for millions of others. If the balance beads were so good why don't they use that method on new cars and trucks? It's certainly less labor intensive. All you need to do is remove the vale core, pour them in, replace the valve core and re=inflate the tire. Doesn't sound like you need to know much more than that to try them...I would never allow any sealant gunk inside my tires if that's what they want to use. Ask any tire shop about how it makes it impossible to repair a flat...

B.O.