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Posted: 02/18/06 05:12 PM
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what if any is the best way to balance large tires such as 35" swampers?
a local shop here put like 40 wieghts just on one wheel and i swear my jeep almost bounces you to death at low speeds, afraid to try it at higher speeds!
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kkiowaTJ
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Posted: 02/18/06 06:12 PM
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looking at tire and wheel adds 35 inch tire is hardly considered a big tire anymore,the place that attempted to balance them must not be to bright.they could have went with balance powder,the new plastic bb's some companys use,also you could have a defective set of swampers.i have a friend who runs 38-15.50's and has never had a problem with his,he also ran into 2 defective sets in the last 2 years.id take it to a place that has delt with 4x4's and see what they can do,if nothing is better,call who ever you bought them from and tell them what problems you are having,and possibly get another set.but swampers are known for needing a constant balance,almost every other oil change.
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Groo
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Posted: 02/18/06 07:08 PM
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bias plys are hard to balance. we had a similar discussion here a couple of months back. what you need is balancing powder, its what the big trucks use. it puts the weight at the tire and not the rim, so not as much weight is needed, and rocks wont nock it out of wack
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Posted: 02/20/06 05:38 PM
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plastic bb? like the ones my kid shoot me with? does it have to be any certain amount?
the tires did fine but then i swapped them to some road friendly 33's then when i swapped them back the guy had a hard time even getting them close!
i guess i need to try the powder! thanks for the reply!!!!!!
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kkiowaTJ
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Posted: 02/20/06 08:10 PM
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yeah they are similar to those.id take them to a semi/tractor tire shop,they balance tires better than most tire shops.and they also have alot more options to work with to get them balanced.
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