Tire balancing

[Thanos]

Hi everybody! I an prety shure I had red a while ago about tire balancing. Am I write? Is there anything like that? Any ideas how it is done? Is it necessary for just bashing?

Thanks a lot,
Thanos

 

[Purenitro]

It's not really needed for bashing, mainly for racing.

 

[Jer0219]

I am inquiring the same as you. I have axial beadlocks with big joes, and they are way out of balance, all four tires shake. Not only does it look bad it will wear out bearings and shake the whole truck loose.

Thanos check you tube there is a video explaining how to balance but is more for buggy and truggy wheels. I need some weight to counter the big joes.
I tried just one 7g sticky weight and it wasn't enough weight.

 

[Jer0219]

I don't have a balancer but just use my axle with the dog bone removed.

 

[savage01085]

I used modeling clay from Wal-Mart it was cheap and comes in a variety of colors.

 

[modified]

Hi everybody! I an prety shure I had red a while ago about tire balancing. Am I write? Is there anything like that? Any ideas how it is done? Is it necessary for just bashing?

Thanks a lot,
Thanos

Found these vids on youtube. Hope they help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo8uq_WkcXA

And one that shows you how to make your own tire balancer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfObbag_tpY

 

[Jer0219]

Ya but will modeling clay be heavy enough, like I said before I put a 7g weight on and it was no where near enough.

 

[NITROMITE]

how are you guys getting unbalanced tires? as long as you put the glue on evenly on each tire you should be fine.
their is one time i can think of that my tires got out of wack, it was do to muddy water getting inside the foam inserts and when it dried good by balance. just wondering why soo many unbalanced tires.:vampire:

 

[savage01085]

how are you guys getting unbalanced tires? as long as you put the glue on evenly on each tire you should be fine.
their is one time i can think of that my tires got out of wack, it was do to muddy water getting inside the foam inserts and when it dried good by balance. just wondering why soo many unbalanced tires.:vampire:

I have only done one set and they were way off, it took alot of clay to get them puppies balanced bad word

 

[NITROMITE]

I have only done one set and they were way off, it took alot of clay to get them puppies balanced bad word

that sucks what kind of tires are they? maybe that has something to do with it

 

[savage01085]

that sucks what kind of tires are they? maybe that has something to do with it

They were premounted Proline LPR Crimer Fighters. From what I have read all tires are out of ballance to some degree.

 

[NITROMITE]

They were premounted Proline LPR Crimer Fighters. From what I have read all tires are out of ballance to some degree.

yes its true but not to the point of shacking your MT to death..lol

 

[Jer0219]

Mine are big joes. I recently changed the foams, they seem a little better. But you can just feel it with one finger on the inside and one out, tire feels a little thinner on one end than the other. When they inject the mould with the rubber there is no guarantee that it is even. besides they shake like crazy.On the stand with no dog bone I spin up the wheel and the table is even shaking.

 

[Jer0219]

Just gonna have to get some sticky weights and balance them out.

 

[Jer0219]

well all tires are done took about 19 to 21 grams of weight each tire, time to test.

 

[savage01085]

Cool, let us know the results. What kind of weights did you use?