Last time I bought tires at an off=road place, they balanced the tires with
strips of lead that were double-sided-taped to the the [hard to describe, easy
to see] 'inside of the rim, and I don't mean inside the tire'.

The would not get hit by rocks in this location, but one did fall off my spare
since it was not stuck hard enough by the shop, and was not seated by
centripetal force while driving.

Alas, the next time I had a tire mounted on one of those rims the regular shop
din't see them, so balanced the tire with the "clip on"'s to partially offset
the weights that were already there.

The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by walmart,
since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose a weight, go
shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...

alan

Steve wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm getting tired of losing balancing weights every time I hit the
> trail. Considering these two products:
>
> http://www.counteractbalancing.com/
> http://expeditionexchange.com/equal/
>
> Any experience with either of these? I'm leaning toward the 'Counteract'
> beads because they aren't affected by moisture like the 'Equal' polymer
> powder is.
>
> Steve

 

Thanks Alan, good tip.

Alan wrote:
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by
> walmart, since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose
> a weight, go shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> Steve wrote:
>> I'm getting tired of losing balancing weights every time I hit the
>> trail.

 

Thanks Alan, good tip.

Alan wrote:
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by
> walmart, since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose
> a weight, go shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> Steve wrote:
>> I'm getting tired of losing balancing weights every time I hit the
>> trail.

 

Thanks Alan, good tip.

Alan wrote:
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by
> walmart, since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose
> a weight, go shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> Steve wrote:
>> I'm getting tired of losing balancing weights every time I hit the
>> trail.

 

Thanks Alan, good tip.

Alan wrote:
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by
> walmart, since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose
> a weight, go shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> Steve wrote:
>> I'm getting tired of losing balancing weights every time I hit the
>> trail.

 

Most Ford and Chevy wheels will not allow the taped weights because
of inadequate brake caliber clearance.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Alan wrote:
>
> Last time I bought tires at an off=road place, they balanced the tires with
> strips of lead that were double-sided-taped to the the [hard to describe, easy
> to see] 'inside of the rim, and I don't mean inside the tire'.
>
> The would not get hit by rocks in this location, but one did fall off my spare
> since it was not stuck hard enough by the shop, and was not seated by
> centripetal force while driving.
>
> Alas, the next time I had a tire mounted on one of those rims the regular shop
> din't see them, so balanced the tire with the "clip on"'s to partially offset
> the weights that were already there.
>
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by walmart,
> since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose a weight, go
> shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> alan

 

Most Ford and Chevy wheels will not allow the taped weights because
of inadequate brake caliber clearance.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Alan wrote:
>
> Last time I bought tires at an off=road place, they balanced the tires with
> strips of lead that were double-sided-taped to the the [hard to describe, easy
> to see] 'inside of the rim, and I don't mean inside the tire'.
>
> The would not get hit by rocks in this location, but one did fall off my spare
> since it was not stuck hard enough by the shop, and was not seated by
> centripetal force while driving.
>
> Alas, the next time I had a tire mounted on one of those rims the regular shop
> din't see them, so balanced the tire with the "clip on"'s to partially offset
> the weights that were already there.
>
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by walmart,
> since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose a weight, go
> shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> alan

 

Most Ford and Chevy wheels will not allow the taped weights because
of inadequate brake caliber clearance.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Alan wrote:
>
> Last time I bought tires at an off=road place, they balanced the tires with
> strips of lead that were double-sided-taped to the the [hard to describe, easy
> to see] 'inside of the rim, and I don't mean inside the tire'.
>
> The would not get hit by rocks in this location, but one did fall off my spare
> since it was not stuck hard enough by the shop, and was not seated by
> centripetal force while driving.
>
> Alas, the next time I had a tire mounted on one of those rims the regular shop
> din't see them, so balanced the tire with the "clip on"'s to partially offset
> the weights that were already there.
>
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by walmart,
> since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose a weight, go
> shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> alan

 

Most Ford and Chevy wheels will not allow the taped weights because
of inadequate brake caliber clearance.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Alan wrote:
>
> Last time I bought tires at an off=road place, they balanced the tires with
> strips of lead that were double-sided-taped to the the [hard to describe, easy
> to see] 'inside of the rim, and I don't mean inside the tire'.
>
> The would not get hit by rocks in this location, but one did fall off my spare
> since it was not stuck hard enough by the shop, and was not seated by
> centripetal force while driving.
>
> Alas, the next time I had a tire mounted on one of those rims the regular shop
> din't see them, so balanced the tire with the "clip on"'s to partially offset
> the weights that were already there.
>
> The solution I've found is to just pay once to get them balanced by walmart,
> since then they are lifetime garanteed for rebalancing. Loose a weight, go
> shopping at the nearest walmart for an hour or so...
>
> alan