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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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any problems at highway speed? say 55-70?
i have never had any problems i use to drive it everday for like a year on hightway doing 70+
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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I used this chart. I put 8 oz. of airsoft BB in each of my 34x10.50x15 superswamer LTB. Amazing difference. Will never jack around with weights again .http://dynabeads.net/index.php?pr=Oversize_Chart
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Ive heard people shaving a little rubber off the opposing side of the tire tread when the weight is too far off like that...
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by x91j
Half my rim is covered in weights other is not so its wobbling
have the tire shop rotate your tire on the rim about halfway or so then rebalance, this way if your rim and tire are out of balance on the same side your evening it out. also have them check the tire to make sure you dont have a broken belt. you shouldnt have that much weight on it. is wheel bent???? balance the wheel with a hub bolted to it and not just the clamp they use to attach it to the machine. makes a huge difference if you are running a big tire...

been there, done that with big tires.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by squirrelnw

have the tire shop rotate your tire on the rim about halfway or so then rebalance, this way if your rim and tire are out of balance on the same side your evening it out. also have them check the tire to make sure you dont have a broken belt. you shouldnt have that much weight on it. is wheel bent???? balance the wheel with a hub bolted to it and not just the clamp they use to attach it to the machine. makes a huge difference if you are running a big tire...

been there, done that with big tires.
It's a lot of work with a beadlock but will do
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by x91j
It's a lot of work with a beadlock but will do
so you do have the big tires on it. make sure they bolt a hub to it before putting it on the tire balancer, the normal clamshell attachment allows the bigger tires to move around while on the machine, makes a much better balance with the hub, they may also be able to do a roadforce balance.. ask them to step up when they balance it.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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I think he did road force it.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by muffinman
I used this chart. I put 8 oz. of airsoft BB in each of my 34x10.50x15 superswamer LTB. Amazing difference. Will never jack around with weights again .http://dynabeads.net/index.php?pr=Oversize_Chart
Did this when I put my 35's on my beadlocks...weights are obsolete now IMHO
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by roninofako
Did this when I put my 35's on my beadlocks...weights are obsolete now IMHO
So u say do it? 8oz or what?
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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I used bb's to balance my 36" tsl bias ply tires. I forget how much I used, I'd like to say it was around 9oz in each tire. They ride smoother than my km2's on my daily driver do at 50-60. I know 4 wheel parts tried to use a powder to balance them and that didn't do **** for them.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by imjakethesnake
Ive heard people shaving a little rubber off the opposing side of the tire tread when the weight is too far off like that...
Be careful with that because you may create more of a vibration than you started out with.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by x91j
So u say do it? 8oz or what?
I used 9oz all the way around....highly recommend this method
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 01:08 AM
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i've got about 8oz in my 33 trxus.
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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I run them on my 33s, does fine, even better on the highway
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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They use this method more and more on tractor trailers. The way I've seen it hey don't put the beads in the tire. They ran a plate behind the tire. Worked great!
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