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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
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Found a local outfit who use ceramic tyre balancing beads.I gave them 4 X 17 's fitted with 265/70 MT's.I'll let you know how I get on.I'll hopefully fit them tomorrow night and give them a road run on Friday & Saturday , Muck & Shyte on Sunday and then see how they perform.
Just want to see if theres an alternative to having to get tyres balanced after every time they look at mud.
Cost for the 4 was €15 per corner.
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 26th Nov 2008 2:14 pm |
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MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
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Is this these bags of white beads I saw in the back of LRO, its giving them a great write up saying that you never need to re-balance  That would be very handy, along with the lead weights being removed to keep the Alloys from corroding.
Please publish your findings cos am keen to try too 
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| 26th Nov 2008 8:04 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
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MacLeod 313 wrote:Is this these bags of white beads I saw in the back of LRO
I believe it to be similar.As far as I know both Devon & Scorpion sell them.To date I hadn't come across anyone selling them in Ireland.I heard that this outfit , Nolan Tyres , Ballon , Co Carlow were very good.I had my 19's balanced there last week and they were the only company out of 4 I tried that balanced them perfectly , rotating the tyre to the low/high spot etc.
They do alot of Artic , 6 wheeler , 8 wheeler work so I asked them about balancing powder & beads as I believe it is common enough to use this method in preference to lead weights.I have read that the powder tends to clump but the ceramic or teflon coated steel bead does not.
One of my sets of 17's needed balancing so I decided to drop them in to them this morning.They haven't used them on a 4X4 yet so they are as interested to see the results as I am.
They did say to give them a good few hundred miles for them to find their balance point before making my mind up.
I'll post once I've done so.
Ron Thanks for that.Particularly about the bit where it talks about rotating the tyres.It says its a good idea to whack the thread of the tyre dislodging the beads thus allowing them to rebablance in their new position.
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| 26th Nov 2008 9:35 pm |
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irishrover
Member Since: 18 Aug 2008
Location: The Treaty County
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DW Could you post a picture if possible to see what these beads look like at some stage! Like macleod said, interested to see how you rate these! seem like a steal at 60 beans.. always the innovator  07 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial (Java Black) with:
Gone but not forgotten.
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| 26th Nov 2008 10:23 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
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I can't remember the brand they used so I'm afraid I haven't got a picture TBH Rover.They're tiny things about 1.5 mm - 2 mm max in diameter.Come in 12 Oz bags ISTR.
They didnt have a table figure for a 265/70/17 but did have for a 235/65/17 , so by some rough maths we decided on 6 Oz per wheel.
Compared to what some 4x4 websites are charging for them , close on 8 quid before postage ISTR then yep 15 euro is a good deal for supplied & fitted and that included FAT.I'll drop by and get a bag tomorrrow on the way up.They're only slightly off your beaten track aswell 
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| 26th Nov 2008 10:42 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
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I fitted the tyres about a day or two prior to bringing them offroad.So that was about 300-400 klms.About 100 klms to the meet.Offroad for a good few hours ( mostly stationary ) then anorther 100 klms back home.
No difference Pedrhaps I didnt give them long enough to settle out.
Sorry not much of a report but I'll try them again. 
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| 9th Dec 2008 10:21 pm |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
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I used something similar in the front tyres off my camel with 235-85-16 BFG MT KA. I drove 40.000 km with it and I love it. No vibrations in the steering wheel at all only if there was a lot of mud inside the rim.
I have to say that I had tubes in the tyres and didn't have any problems.
I have not used it yet without tubes and am not sure what to do yet with my 19" MTR's as I had 3 flat front tyres on one day by sand getting between the tyre and the rim. I have to sort that problem first before I change from lead to powder. But I am definitely thinking to go to powder in my offroad set of tyres. And if my Wrangler HP needs balancing I'm going to powder too. Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
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| 10th Dec 2008 10:14 am |
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