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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Jyro,
Many in my community use balancing beads only. Some buy the beads and others just get "Airsoft" pellets and put 4oz. (16" wheels) in each tire. They seem to be very happy with the result.
I mentioned this to a truck owner/driver that I know and he gave me this very dead pan look and said,"I use golf balls." He then went on to explain that he has stock of collected golf balls that he puts 4 or 6 (I forget) of in each tire.
Matt
Many in my community use balancing beads only. Some buy the beads and others just get "Airsoft" pellets and put 4oz. (16" wheels) in each tire. They seem to be very happy with the result.
I mentioned this to a truck owner/driver that I know and he gave me this very dead pan look and said,"I use golf balls." He then went on to explain that he has stock of collected golf balls that he puts 4 or 6 (I forget) of in each tire.
Matt
