Centramatic and Counteract Balancing Beads users.........

[Dave 001]

....do they work? Is one substantually better than the other? The Centramatic is about $200. How much for the Counteract Balancing Beads? Thanks.

 

[Matrix37495]

I don't know about those two, but airsoft BBs are $15 for 10,000..... They worked wonders in 215/85s and 37x12.5s....

 

[Hoss6.9]

I put airsoft BB's in my 315's and it worked great. 8 oz. per tire.... And it's CHEAP too....

 

[X-NRCan_IDI]

I used airsoft BB's also in my tires. They work great for me. Super smooth ride up to any speeds I care to go in the IDI.

 

[tanman_2006]

Did the same with my 33x12.5R20s on my dmax

 

[Bashby]

I used airsoft bb's in my gf's pathfinder and it shook. Ended up removing them and having them balanced. I put steel bb's in my IDI (23585r16). It vibrates now.

 

[Darrin Tosh]

I have always had some sort of minor vibration on Big Ed, no matter what tire, rim, shock, combo the truck has had over the 12 years of ownership, I installed Air Soft Pellets in them last year and the vibration went away, I was so impressed I installed them in Droopy this fall. They worked great for me on both trucks.

I even tried a set of Centramatics for a very short while but it was worse.

Big Ed 315/70-17 BFG's
Droopy 238-85-16 Bridgstone Blizzaks.

 

[Matrix37495]

I used airsoft bb's in my gf's pathfinder and it shook. Ended up removing them and having them balanced. I put steel bb's in my IDI (23585r16). It vibrates now.

Mine shook horribly at first. Then i discovered there was something like grease in the tire and caused all the beads to stick in one place.

For any in-tire media to work the tire has to be CLEAN and DRY. Once my tires were, i didnt have any problems.

 

[jonathan]

So how much do put in each tire and does it matter how big they ate

 

[Darrin Tosh]

So how much do put in each tire and does it matter how big they ate

Here is a chart for our size trucks:

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/chart.htm

 

[MIDNIGHT RIDER]

I am a firm believer in Centramatics.

NEVER USE BOTH TOGETHER, Centramatics and any loose material in the tire.

Being in the tire business all my life, I have seen it all.

Don't pay a big price for so-called balancing beads; they are no more than glorified sand.

So long as you use the proper weight of ballast, it matters not whether it be beads, sand, B-Bs, golf-balls, whatever.

I have poured half-a-gallon of anti-freeze in many a steer-tire on a big truck.

Just about all of the independent owner-operators that come in our shop have Centramatics.

 

[turbo elk]

My wife's TA had gotten water in the tires and no matter how many times good year balanced them they shook

 

[jonathan]

Thanks

 

[93cc7.3]

Hehe your welcome darrin

 

[pontoonrob]

I had a vibration at high speeds that no tire balancing or suspension parts would fix. Bought some Centramatics and now no vibrations at any speed.---Rob