S33k3r
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Seems like jack stands might be cheaper than beads... Just jack it up when putting it away for 1+ weeks. Then lower it when you are ready to roll.
Balancing beads?
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Scottydoggs
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they are just ok, they never felt fully balanced to me. little vibration unless i got up to 70 mph. once rebalanced with weights its like rolling on glass. and i can launch it hard and not vibrate like the wheels were coming off it.
Scottydoggs
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well the hoe is the full time daily now. was kinda nice to just flip a coin on which to take lol
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Oh probably. Apartment complex would get ****** about a vehicle sitting on jackstands in their lot though
S33k3r
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My only response to that is you only need to jack it up enough that the tires won't get flat spots
I have used balancing beads for years in most of my vehicles. From 22.5s on my motor home to 185 14's on my vw golf.
I have them in the 34's on the Tahoe and the load range F's on my Dodge pickup
They perform pretty well but a good spin balance will be better on some tires.
Beads work better in tires with taller aspect ratios.
I prefer the round ceramic beads to the sand style. I mount my own tires and install them during mounting.
I buy them in bulk and use a digital scale to weigh out the appropriate amount+20% based on the bead mfg recommendation for the tire size.
One downside is no fix a flat for a roadside repair! Some tire guys grumble about recovering them and putting them back during a flat repair.
If I had a rig that I wanted to drive 80mph and was having a tire shop put on the new tires I would start with a good spin balance.
I have them in the 34's on the Tahoe and the load range F's on my Dodge pickup
They perform pretty well but a good spin balance will be better on some tires.
Beads work better in tires with taller aspect ratios.
I prefer the round ceramic beads to the sand style. I mount my own tires and install them during mounting.
I buy them in bulk and use a digital scale to weigh out the appropriate amount+20% based on the bead mfg recommendation for the tire size.
One downside is no fix a flat for a roadside repair! Some tire guys grumble about recovering them and putting them back during a flat repair.
If I had a rig that I wanted to drive 80mph and was having a tire shop put on the new tires I would start with a good spin balance.
Only time I tried using these was in my old suburban’s 15” rims/tires and I was not impressed. Not sure how effective they are with the newer larger rims and tires on later vehicles. I know guys running large super swappers and commercial truck tires swear by them. We experimented with them on another forum too. If you use metal BB gun pellets you can hear them tinking off the rims at slow speed lol. I can’t imagine anything any type of material bouncing around in a rim with pressure sensors would be a good thing though. But that’s just my thoughts. Certainly an option for some and their situations I just feel they don’t compare to a good spin balance IMHO.
gooffeyguy
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They make these wedge type wheel chocks that are supposed to keep tires from getting flat spots when sitting for extended times, mostly used for RVs and campers.
Maybe something like that would work well for you.
Called tire saver ramps
https://www.amazon.com/VaygWay-Heav...B082J3R3G2/ref=dp_prsubs_1?pd_rd_i=B082J3R3G2
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