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I'd rather have the stick on weights. You can paint them to match the wheel, and they are not as noticeable. For chrome wheels, just use silver foil tape. That's what we do on the racecars anyhow to keep the weights attached when everything get's hot.
AND, if you go to a higher end tire shop, they can "index" the wheels. where they take note of the spoke locations, and they hide the weights behind the spokes. The weight that is needed in a certain location, is split accordingly, and is placed behind the spokes where it is difficult to see in the barrel.
I'd rather have the stick on weights. You can paint them to match the wheel, and they are not as noticeable. For chrome wheels, just use silver foil tape. That's what we do on the racecars anyhow to keep the weights attached when everything get's hot.
AND, if you go to a higher end tire shop, they can "index" the wheels. where they take note of the spoke locations, and they hide the weights behind the spokes. The weight that is needed in a certain location, is split accordingly, and is placed behind the spokes where it is difficult to see in the barrel.
I'd rather have the stick on weights. You can paint them to match the wheel, and they are not as noticeable. For chrome wheels, just use silver foil tape. That's what we do on the racecars anyhow to keep the weights attached when everything get's hot.
AND, if you go to a higher end tire shop, they can "index" the wheels. where they take note of the spoke locations, and they hide the weights behind the spokes. The weight that is needed in a certain location, is split accordingly, and is placed behind the spokes where it is difficult to see in the barrel.
Furthermore, if you have a "good quality" set of wheels, and you buy "good" tires, a higher end tire shop can usually index the tires to the wheels in such a way that minimal weights are needed, and as mentioned above, "hide" the weights on the inner portion of the barrel.
One of our questions is: if they work as good as you claim, why not use them in all tires like passenger cars?Innovative Balancing says “the answer is that the majority of today’s passenger cars use a totally different tire style than what was the norm 15 years ago. Today’s tires are wider, flatter and closer to the rim (lower aspect ration) than older tire styles. This newer style brings a different type of balancing problem to the dealer, that being lateral imbalance.
Also, if you have low-profile tires, that being any tire with an aspect ratio 65 or below, you may have balancing issues that precludes using Dyna Beads as the sole balancing method.
Officially, Innovative Balancing doesn’t advise using Dyna Beads in any tire with an aspect ratio 65 or below unless used in conjunction with weights.
The reason for this is that this tire has a higher incidence of lateral imbalance, which is basically that one side of the tire is heavier than the other side, creating a “wobbling” effect, or “shaking” of the steering wheel. This type of imbalance normally can only be corrected by careful placement of traditional weights on the wheel rim.”
A top tire shop (like Custom Alignment in Mountain view,CA) can balance your wheels without any weights on the outside of the rim. I've had this done with wheels 12' wide since the 1980s. The weights go on the inside lip and on the barrel.
Last edited by Redneck Slim; Feb 26, 2020 at 02:27 PM.
I see no reason balancing beads can't be used. I used them exclusively on my motorcycle tires and they work great....you'd just have to buy a lot more of them to balance 4 car tires...
I see no reason balancing beads can't be used. I used them exclusively on my motorcycle tires and they work great....you'd just have to buy a lot more of them to balance 4 car tires...
So, one of the major companies that addresses using DynaBeads to balance motorcycle tires and presents it as a great product also says:
You will note that we do not market to cars, SUV’s or personal minivans, mostly due to low profile, low aspect ratio tires. If you have low-profile tires, that being any tire with an aspect ratio 65 or below, you may have balancing issues that precludes using Dyna Beads as the sole balancing method. Our official policy is that we do not advise using Dyna Beads in any car, truck or SUV tire with an aspect ratio 65 or below unless used in conjunction with weights.** The reason for this is that this type of tire has a higher incidence of lateral imbalance, which is basically that one side of the tire is heavier than the other side, creating a “wobbling” effect, or “shaking” of the steering wheel. This type of imbalance can only be corrected by careful placement of traditional weights on the wheel rim.
One of my philosophies is: When the people who can make money selling a product to you says they will NOT sell a product to you, I should probably pay attention to their insight.
...............One of my philosophies is: When the people who can make money selling a product to you says they will NOT sell a product to you, I should probably pay attention to their insight.
A top tire shop (like Custom Alignment in Mountain view,CA) can balance your wheels without any weights on the outside of the rim. I've had this done with wheels 12' wide since the 1980s. The weights go on the inside lip and on the barrel.
I drive all the way from Manteca to Custom Alignment for all my balancing needs. They take their time, index and balance to perfection, hiding the weights as much as possible. Feels like a different car when driving away!
