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Freightbusters
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Found more info on internal balancing....
Several options exist for permanent wheel balancing. These include liquid and dry powder weight added to the inside of the tire and external weighted balancing rings the clamp between the wheel and hub. Both these options are commonly used for over-the-highway trucks, where tires can last 100,000 miles or longer. Frequent off-vehicle balancing costs could add up over the lifetime of the tire. One popular dry powder balancing product is known as Equal. Installation of the balancing material is done on a deflated tire, using a special tool to inject the powder into the valve stem. Alternately, it can be placed in the tire prior to mounting. Proper technique must be observed to keep water out, including being careful with liquid tire mounting lubricant and use of dry air for inflation. For a tire used in off-road situations, where frequent air-down/up cycles are common, user's may want to consider adding an air dryer to their on-board air system. Both liquid and powder in-tire balancers can cause problems with clogged valve stems, too.
The other option for permanent balancing is the external, or wheel-mounted balancing rings. There are two designs common in North America, one is Sun-Tech Innovations and the other is Centramatic. Sun-Tech uses liquid mercury as the balancing medium while Centramatic uses steel shot in oil. The Ecology Center strongly urges fleets to not use mercury containing balancing devices and is calling for Sun-Tech to immediately phase out this mercury use. In either case, the balancers work by making use of centrifugal force to distribute the weight inside the tube to compensate for dynamic tire balance as it rotates. Assume some excess tread weight is present at one point on the tire. As it rotates, this causes an acceleration of the wheel and tire in the direction of the heavy spot. The balancing medium in the tube will flow away from this acceleration until such time when the out of balance situation is corrected. The centrifugal force holds the weight against the outside of the balancing tube. Since the balancing tube is located inside the rim, it is closer to the center of the wheel. These balancers require a certain speed threshold to activate, usually around 20-25 MPH. Below that speed, tire balance is probably not an issue. Several advantages of this type of balancer for off-roading is that they automatically compensate for tires that spin on the rim. They also compensate for tread that gets chucked on sharp rocks, and is tucked away without causing trail damage inside the rim. Drawbacks are that the balancers have a fixed amount of balance medium and can only correct balance up to a limit of about 12 oz. of lead. Also, like external weights, the balancer operates at a smaller radius than the tire, making it progressively less effective as the tire diameter increases for a give wheel diameter.
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Several options exist for permanent wheel balancing. These include liquid and dry powder weight added to the inside of the tire and external weighted balancing rings the clamp between the wheel and hub. Both these options are commonly used for over-the-highway trucks, where tires can last 100,000 miles or longer. Frequent off-vehicle balancing costs could add up over the lifetime of the tire. One popular dry powder balancing product is known as Equal. Installation of the balancing material is done on a deflated tire, using a special tool to inject the powder into the valve stem. Alternately, it can be placed in the tire prior to mounting. Proper technique must be observed to keep water out, including being careful with liquid tire mounting lubricant and use of dry air for inflation. For a tire used in off-road situations, where frequent air-down/up cycles are common, user's may want to consider adding an air dryer to their on-board air system. Both liquid and powder in-tire balancers can cause problems with clogged valve stems, too.
The other option for permanent balancing is the external, or wheel-mounted balancing rings. There are two designs common in North America, one is Sun-Tech Innovations and the other is Centramatic. Sun-Tech uses liquid mercury as the balancing medium while Centramatic uses steel shot in oil. The Ecology Center strongly urges fleets to not use mercury containing balancing devices and is calling for Sun-Tech to immediately phase out this mercury use. In either case, the balancers work by making use of centrifugal force to distribute the weight inside the tube to compensate for dynamic tire balance as it rotates. Assume some excess tread weight is present at one point on the tire. As it rotates, this causes an acceleration of the wheel and tire in the direction of the heavy spot. The balancing medium in the tube will flow away from this acceleration until such time when the out of balance situation is corrected. The centrifugal force holds the weight against the outside of the balancing tube. Since the balancing tube is located inside the rim, it is closer to the center of the wheel. These balancers require a certain speed threshold to activate, usually around 20-25 MPH. Below that speed, tire balance is probably not an issue. Several advantages of this type of balancer for off-roading is that they automatically compensate for tires that spin on the rim. They also compensate for tread that gets chucked on sharp rocks, and is tucked away without causing trail damage inside the rim. Drawbacks are that the balancers have a fixed amount of balance medium and can only correct balance up to a limit of about 12 oz. of lead. Also, like external weights, the balancer operates at a smaller radius than the tire, making it progressively less effective as the tire diameter increases for a give wheel diameter.
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HeR3tic
Living Legend
So you're recommending dirt (powder) versus sand (beads)? To each his own.
I've used DynaBeads for the first time in my dark side with ultra smooth results. I've use the Stop-n-Go plugging system once on the rear and once on the front As for inserting liquids of any kind; I don't plan on using it, but if the necessity arises so be it.
I've used DynaBeads for the first time in my dark side with ultra smooth results. I've use the Stop-n-Go plugging system once on the rear and once on the front As for inserting liquids of any kind; I don't plan on using it, but if the necessity arises so be it.
Freightbusters
Supercharged
No recommendation here just providing info
Theres many options out there beads being one of them.... I like the idea of beads..vs the rest...its always good to know just what there is out there to consider....otherwise I could have bought a v-max??ha ha (bad joke)
wheres my nitrous bottles???
freightbusters
Theres many options out there beads being one of them.... I like the idea of beads..vs the rest...its always good to know just what there is out there to consider....otherwise I could have bought a v-max??ha ha (bad joke)
wheres my nitrous bottles???
freightbusters
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