Anyone running tire balancing beads? Had a second set of Cooper Discovery STT tires in stalled and the where having problems getting the tires balanced. They suggest using the tire beads. Didnt have problems getting the first set of coopers to balance. Heard the beads can mess with the TPM's. The tires are the same 315x75x16 as before. Does this sound right or should i seak another shop to see if they can balance. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
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Tire balance beads.
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Panzer07
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I was originally going to have my MTRZ to be balance with beads as well, since they require a "lot" of weight to balance according to people that know about balancing, anyways I also heard about them bead messing and destroying the tpm's sensor's so I opted out, or else it wold have to be senseless tires with beads which oils have bugged the hell out of me seeing the TPM light on all the time.
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derian06
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I used them on my 38" tsl's that were almost completely bald with dry rot, and they went from not able to drive on to road bareable. I used alot of steel bb's, but they worked like a charm.
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A lot of times the tire guy is lazy and dont want to take the time to rotate the tire 90 or 180 deg on the rim, they just want to slap on the weights. And send you on your way.
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SedonaBound
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I'd tell him to either put Coopers on the rims that will balance with normal weights or cancel the sale. When I was shopping for tires I saw a lot of comments on Coopers that wouldn't balance. This is his problem; don't make it yours.
derian06
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They had to go through a couple of boxes of weights to get my mtr's balanced and it took them a long time. I agree with sedona.
Do you recommend them?
I got these ceramic beads that are made for it. Little smaller and supposed to be tpms safe. I got 4k miles with them in and up to 75mph and no issues with anything. They are not perfect but they really do help and cheaper on the long run if it's your offroad rig.
I haven't had any issues. I initially used 10 oz in each wheel which are 17x9 atx beadlocks with 37" MTR/ks. I bumped it up a few ounces and they are much smoother now.
Are they as good as tradition wheel weights?
derian06
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For me, they worked better at high speeds, but at lower speeds would have rough spots. I didnt enjoy the waterfall like sound at every stop though.
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SedonaBound
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In a word...no. They're a way to make problem tires sellable. May be OK on a semi w/retreads that goes hundreds of miles between stops or slowing enough for the beads to loose "balance". Cooper STTS aren't extreme tires like mudders, and they shouldn't be so hard to balance. Hope he's not charging extra for these gadgets.