[BillaVista]

Just mounted and balanced my new 36x12.50 TSL's.

One of them spun up and said it neede 40 oz one side and 45 the other.

I randomly smacked on as much lead as I had till the box was empty....got to within 10-15 oz !!

Wierd thing was...the other 3 weren't too bad (10-20 oz).

Somebody tell me this is fine, and add to the Mission Statement:

"You're not SUPPOSED to balance Bias PLy Swampers you idiot!"

 

[Highlander]

but not with 5 pounds of weight!

 

[wild1]

Did you try rotating the tire. If a tire reqires that much weight sometimes when you turn the tire 180 degrees on the rim it will help. The rim may have a heavy spot on it.

 

[Cutter]

I just got a new set of swampers this week, the most one took was 18 oz, wild1's right about rotating the tire on the rim. I (well, the tire guy) broke the bead and kept turning the tire and re-seating till the weight came down. Made a big ol' difference! Ya gotta to have a willing tire gut...not the lazy sheit at sears <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

 

[badassjeepguy]

just put some EQUAL in the tires, you can get it from any large truck tire shop... used in tractor trailers alot...

 

[TDW]

I third the motion of rotating the tire. Hard to find a shop that actually knows how to balance a tire. Friend of mine runs an idustrial tire shop, he knows big tires. 36" SX on beadlocks here, they balanced just fine.