Balancing tires, weights or beads
I recently bought a 2000 v32 on a ford F53 chassis with 102,000 miles on it. One of the first thing I did was change the 12yo Bridgestone tires, I decided on Hankooks They looked good and were $225 ea...
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All tires need to be balanced.
The other day I noticed a truck that had an out of balance tire. How did I know?
I never saw anything looking the tire but the mudflap bracket was bouncing up and down very violently.
I am sure the suspension on that tire was taking a beating.
I use beads and have had good luck with them.
On trailers a big advantage is the beads will also balance the brake drums which are not balanced on trailers like they were on cars and trucks that had drum brakes.
The other day I noticed a truck that had an out of balance tire. How did I know?
I never saw anything looking the tire but the mudflap bracket was bouncing up and down very violently.
I am sure the suspension on that tire was taking a beating.
I use beads and have had good luck with them.
On trailers a big advantage is the beads will also balance the brake drums which are not balanced on trailers like they were on cars and trucks that had drum brakes.
