Tire balancing bead

[TheJDMan]

I have been using Dynabeads in my pickup tires for years and I have never had an issue with tire balance in 100's of thousands of miles. Once installed in a tire, that tire never needs to be rebalanced periodocly like with conventional weights through out the entire tread life. The added advantage is that you never have to worry about a weight being thrown off. I ordered a set of wheels/tires for "Dust Off" that came balanced with tape weight. I see no reason the the balancing beads will not also work in my Forgelines.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/index.php

Here is a video that demonstrates how these beads dynamically balance a rotating mass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq263AYgyYg

[Ron.in.SoCal]

This theory has been around for a long time. I'd love to see wheel/tire combo tested on a high speed balancer...

[SLO_Z28]

This theory has been around for a long time. I'd love to see wheel/tire combo tested on a high speed balancer...

Id love to see it on a road force analyzing balancer. The heat generated inside the tire would have to be a bad thing for a performance tire I would thing?

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Id love to see it on a road force analyzing balancer. The heat generated inside the tire would have to be a bad thing for a performance tire I would thing?

I recall this similar theory being used on the crank of Harley engines using a mercury filled tube as a balancer. Harleys are notorious for vibration due to v-twin cylinder angle and crank design. Most of the builders that tried it thought it was worthless marketing. I realize a motor is alot different than a wheel, but still...?

All respect Steve to you, your car and your ideas. I think this discussion is worthwhile if it can be shown to work. BTW, I put taped weights on my Wc3s...

[pitts64]

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[icemanrd19]

Ill continue to use sticky weights at my tire shop lol