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? on TSL Radials
- Thread starter supsa
- Start date
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
You didnt wanna go the airsoft route?
-Alex
-Alex
- Location
- NE Texas
Sounds a little weird to do that for balancing? hmmm any reviews or pictures of the "aftermath" supsa?
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
Oh now I got what your saying. Yeah when you lose a bead on a trail sometimes you lose alot of your bb's. But I have also ripped off steel weights but some people never have problems with them.
-Alex
-Alex
WaXJ_Skier
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bellevue, Wa
I have to agree with alex on this, when you lose a beed it would be much easier to just put more beeds in the tire than repostion or reattach weights.
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
So heres the ultimate winner, stick on weights. Or unbalanced tires, you pick. 
-Alex
-Alex
So heres the ultimate winner, stick on weights. Or unbalanced tires, you pick.
-Alex
Do you want your package?
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
2xtreme
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kayak Pt, WA
I know that nobody asked for my opinion, but I am going to give it anyway :rof: I feel I have some expertise in this area considering I don't know of many people who have lost as many beads on the trail as I have.
Trying to balance difficult tires (anything by Interco, large heavy tires, etc) on cheap rims (black rock crawlers, white spokes, etc) is nearly impossible to start with with traditional weights. You need to much weight, they never go in the right spot, it just isn't efficient.
Then you have the issue of keeping the weights on the wheel while off road. Stick on weights I have found can be better but still not perfect.
When you do loose a bead then your tires are totally out of balance (weights are not in the right place any more and they make the issue worse than not having any weights to start with.
With beads they are much more efficiently balanced. I have never lost many beads when I have lost a bead, but I can see how that could happen (carry some extra's if you want?) but even if you loose them all it is much better than having weights in the wrong spot.
I have done both and I will never go back to weights, Air soft BB's are by far a better solution in my mind. Plus, now I don't pay anyone else to mount or balance my tires.
Michael
Trying to balance difficult tires (anything by Interco, large heavy tires, etc) on cheap rims (black rock crawlers, white spokes, etc) is nearly impossible to start with with traditional weights. You need to much weight, they never go in the right spot, it just isn't efficient.
Then you have the issue of keeping the weights on the wheel while off road. Stick on weights I have found can be better but still not perfect.
When you do loose a bead then your tires are totally out of balance (weights are not in the right place any more and they make the issue worse than not having any weights to start with.
With beads they are much more efficiently balanced. I have never lost many beads when I have lost a bead, but I can see how that could happen (carry some extra's if you want?) but even if you loose them all it is much better than having weights in the wrong spot.
I have done both and I will never go back to weights, Air soft BB's are by far a better solution in my mind. Plus, now I don't pay anyone else to mount or balance my tires.
Michael
How does it do at 60. That my issue
2xtreme
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kayak Pt, WA
The faster you drive they better balanced they are.
I am running 33x12.5 Bias TSL's on H1 style hummer double beadlocks (I can't imagine a much worst combination of wheel and tire to try to balance), I have 4 excessivly warn ball joints, bad hubs, I get wobble big time in my front wheels due to the joints and hubs between 30-45mph but after 45 the beads take over and do such a good job of balancing out my mess of wheels and tires that it is smooth (still very loud) very smooth. I did 65mph earlier today on the way back from the trail.
I really can't imagine running anything else ever again.
Michael
Bruno™
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Edmonds, WA
Scotts rig seems to vibe alot more since he had beads put in. Too much maybe?
-Lyle
-Lyle
seth0941
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- rochester washington
i am running the TSL LBT"S witch are bias and after about 5 min. of driving thay are fine. i would take them!
