OK, I wasnt brave enough to try the golf balls. But I did add BB's to my tires to see if it would 'self' balance them. So far it seems to work, I have been as fast as I care to go (approx 80 mph) and all was well.
To any who care, 37" MT/R's and I added 24 ounces per tire.I might could have got off with less but it was just a semi informed guess. Of course the tire guys thought I was crazy and asked to keep them informed.
Before anyone says I should have used equal or somthing similiar...it doesnt like moisture and if you air up and down it clumps. It works for me and sounds kinda cool when I stop.
Its not always easy to find a place to balance big tires. Wheel weights can and do fall off. Plus when you get out of the mud you usually still have some stuck on your rims.
I have read about this and really wanted to see for myself if it worked. Glad to see Snowflake does it also, makes me feel better about it.
But if anyone ever tries golfballs I wish they report back on it.
I cant see steel rims or radials making any difference in my choice to try this. I used BB's like from a bb gun, zinc coated cause they were sold in the biggest container at wally world.
I cant see plugging a tire being to much of a concern, not enough would stick to make the rest not compensate for it.
I tried to seek out more info on this before I tried it, there is no definitive answer I could find.
All Im saying is, so far it is working for me. Do I still have questions about it? Sure.I guess Im gonna find out.
I dont know where you are getting your swampers at Bill, but mine lasted closer to 25,000 on a daily driver. And they were balanced perfectly the old fashion way .
My whole point in trying BB's is so I DONT have to get my tires balanced. And its working, nuff said. I also have a very hard time imagining a golf ball being torn up inside a tire......
I have talked to my tire friend, we are gonna pull one of my tires periodically. I nor he expect any damage, just want to see what happens and document it.
Well I just checked two of the tires and the inside looks just as it did when new, BB's are a little shinier is all. Im resting easy about it from now on .
BB's DO NOT hurt a tire, not mine anyway, just thought I would let ya'll know.
No damage inside whatsoever. Tires are half worn on a different truck now and I go down the interstate everyday.
There is some talk now of using airsoft pellets in place of bb's. Probably not a bad idea.
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