Balancing big tires?

[ADD]

So I just ordered some 39 inch boggers and am going to have them put on next week. I never balanced my last set, and unfortunatly i did get some pretty nasty uneven wear. Does that equal sand shit work well? I have been told that the weaights wont work worth shit? Any infor would be awesome.
Thanks

[mudtoy67]

Guess what.......you're going to get uneven tire wear no matter what. Boggers are not exactly street friendly in the wear dept. Weights won't work because in most cases you'll have to cover the half the inside of the rim with sticky weights. I have heard that the different balancing sands work pretty good though.

[BrettM]

put a couple thousand airsoft pellets in each tire.

[momar]

what about anti freeze? I seem to recall people talking about putting like a cup of it in each tire.

[Aaronius]

what about anti freeze? I seem to recall people talking about putting like a cup of it in each tire.

Dont need it with the airsoft pellets. Used when metalic bb's are used.

A lot of threads on this subject. Try doing a search, it should get you something.

[Tinman]

Just forget it. There going to wear uneven and bounce. Boggers are not street tires even though they are DOT approved. If you want a good street ride put on some all terrains. If it's for off road, who cares? Not trying to be a smart ass, that's just the way it is. I run 38.5 SX's and when my truck was still a DD the tires went off after about a thousand miles, even with balancing and there was nothing I could do to solve it.

[bspencer]

find a place that does pad balancing....where they glue pads inside the tire to help balance it

[MudTJ]

Dont need it with the airsoft pellets. Used when metalic bb's are used.

A lot of threads on this subject. Try doing a search, it should get you something.

care to elaborate on the antifreeze with BBs thing. I put bb's in mine a few months back and seems to be doing fine so far. What is the antifreeze for, rust?

[Tim Florian]

Just put one ounce (shot glass) of bbs in each tire, and your done. Seriously it works very well and is cheap.

[rajincajingt]

is this ok for street use at all???

i have some all terrains for the street, but i put the muds on for the ride to the trail (normally 80-150 miles) and they shake the shit outa my jeep.

[94JEEP]

Interco's s@ck on the street.But there are other choices out there that are good for double duty.

[jwhoss76]

is this ok for street use at all???.

I'm curious as well. Are there any downsides to running pellets in your tires? Any excessive hub wear? Etc. :confused:

[Tim Florian]

The only downside I know of, is when you stop or drive slowly(like at a drivethrough), you can hear the bb's bouncing around. It is perfectly o.k. for street use.

[chancrum94]

care to elaborate on the antifreeze with BBs thing. I put bb's in mine a few months back and seems to be doing fine so far. What is the antifreeze for, rust?


It won't freeze in your tire in cold weather. Equal is also a good option. Some people don't like it but ive seen it work!

[Canadian_Zuk]

I run 4 oz of steel bb's in each of my TSLs. I noticed a huge difference on the first drive. They don't self balance until around 20mph, but then it's smooth sailing up to 70mph. (my junk doesn't go any faster than 70. :( )

[ADD]

I was gonna try some of that equal sand. 4 wheel parts sells it (yeah i know...they sucks ass, but they're close by)

[Drunk tank]

It won't freeze in your tire in cold weather. Equal is also a good option. Some people don't like it but ive seen it work!
Thats why its called ANITFREEZE :flipoff2:

[Janster]

We run Equal in our 35's and it works GREAT!!

However - you won't be able to use any automatic trail deflators to air down.

The Valve stems inside the tire have a little filter to prevent the stuff from coming out. These tiny filters get clogged up and won't let the air out as fast or as hard. Most trail deflators require you to 50% more pressure than what you want to air down to....(atleast the ones I had did).

Also......airing down takes longer. We usually unscrew the valve out completely.
Yes - you do loose a few granuals of Equal each time you air down. That hasn't been a problem (atleast not yet). If it does become a problem...we'll simply get more put in.

It's been nice not having any weights on the wheels at all...
We drive it on the highway without any problems.

The Mechanics may be 'uncertain' how much to use - so they might put in a small amount to start with and go from there. They can always add more if things don't feel right. Better to add a little more than to start off with too much.

[ADD]

thanks for the input.

[4Mogger]

just remember that if you run any kind of wheel weights, the tire will rotate on the rim and be much more out of balance than no weights at all. Only use weights with true beadlocks.

[94JEEP]

Equal never worked for me or any of our trucks at work.It clumps up real bad in cool weather.

[Broke Again]

try golf balls. make sure they are one-piece (the cheap ones) so they don't separate inside the tire). for 35's or smaller, use 2. bigger, use 4. i've had intercos on my f250 and gotten almost 50,000 out of each set. i run 38x15.5x16.5 on 16.5x12 rims. i've used this on both TSL radials, and Trxus MT's. i wouldn't use the small bb's for fear of them embedding into the inside radial belts on long highway trips.

[Apogee]

Equal and water do not mix. Go figure, there's a lot of water in compressed air in most climates so fill with CO2 or whatever is hooked up to your welder. You can use propane but it freaks people out when your airing down...

I'd use the pellets (bb's) long before Equal. Find some stainless ones so they don't corrode, that way no need for anti-freeze. Lot's of threads on this subject here and www.marlincrawler.com if you're interested.

[broncobuster37]

Ok, explain to me how the BB's balance the tire because I'm not picturing it.

[Apogee]

The loose bb's, equal, golf balls, or whatever you put inside the tire will be pulled to the inside surface of the tread once you achieve a certain speed due to centrifugal acceleration. The particles will equalize the unequal mass of the tire and counteract the imbalance causing the shaking forces.

So, it works at higher speeds but not at slow speeds because until you can overcome gravity all of the particles are going to be sitting at the bottom of the tire and they won't be doing jack for you except making some noise as others have pointed out.

[jesster]

I just bought some heavy (0.20 gram) plastic BB's for my SX's. Haven't put them in yet, because I am too lazy to unbolt the lock rings...

[hemicj8]

Just got a new set of boggers 35 10.5 15 threw 6oz's of equal in seem to run good at speed. The jeep is not a DD just trail or around town it sees 50-65mph on ocassion. I'm happy for what it is

[beyer05]

I have a question on the airsoft pellets. One of my beadlocks still seem to have a slow leak after numerous attempts to fix it, would a tire sealant stop this? Would the sealant clump up the pellets and eliminate their balancing capabilities?

[beyer05]

:smokin: I just bought some heavy (0.20 gram) plastic BB's for my SX's. Haven't put them in yet, because I am too lazy to unbolt the lock rings...


Don't unbolt them. All I did was let the air out and drive over the backside with my truck. Put in pellets, then air back up. 10 minutes per tire max.

[jesster]

:smokin:


Don't unbolt them. All I did was let the air out and drive over the backside with my truck. Put in pellets, then air back up. 10 minutes per tire max.
I wish it was that easy for me. But I have H1's, so it's not an option. :( Thanks though, that's an excellent tip for those running single beadlocks.