DYNA BEADS for tires huh..

[razr777]

I seen these dyna balancing beads for the tires says don't need weights anymore when i was getting tires today. Has anyone used these are they really worth it do they work or is it bs?

 

[Wygate]

I have had good success on my toys, Jeeps w/ big rubber getting cut up all the time, don't know about hwy miles, inside wear?

 

[GReed]

I tried beads in a set of Toyo M-55s. I believe they were Dyna Beads, the ceramic beads anyway. The tires were 265/75/16. I used 9 or 10 oz per tire. They never did balance out. My tires needed several oz of weight to balance and more on one side than the other. The people at Dyna Bead told me if the tires need more than a couple oz of weight to balance or more on one side than the other, the beads probably wouldn't totally smooth them out. Give them a call, very nice, informative people. I used a small funnel and about 1 foot of vinyl tubing to insert the beads. Slowly pour into the funnel and there won't be much clogging. I may try the beads again if I find tires that don't have a big gob of lead on one side to balance.

 

[crispyboy]

I don't believe these are compatible with the TPMS system if your truck has it.

 

[MChrist]

If your tire is more out of balance than the weight of the beads you put in, they won't balance perfectly. Of course you won't know HOW out of balance the tire is unless you put it on a balancing machine...
Also, if you don't change out the valve stem with a "bead friendly" stem, you run the distinct possibility of getting a bead stuck in the valve while checking air pressure. You usually won't notice it until its too late and the tire is flat. Now, when we check tire pressure, we make sure we have an air hose there to give each tire a quick shot to clear the valve stem of any beads.
Our tire guy tosses a bag into every tire he changes for us and calls it good. We've only had one tire that was way out of balance, and when I had them balance it with weights I was shocked to see TWO 12 ounce weights on the rim when he was done!! And this was only a 225/70/19. 5 tire!!

 

[MChrist]

If your tire is more out of balance than the weight of the beads you put in, they won't balance perfectly. Of course you won't know HOW out of balance the tire is unless you put it on a balancing machine...

Also, if you don't change out the valve stem with a "bead friendly" stem, you run the distinct possibility of getting a bead stuck in the valve while checking air pressure. You usually won't notice it until its too late and the tire is flat. Now, when we check tire pressure, we make sure we have an air hose there to give each tire a quick shot to clear the valve stem of any beads.

Our tire guy tosses a bag into every tire he changes for us and calls it good. We've only had one tire that was way out of balance, and when I had them balance it with weights I was shocked to see TWO 12 ounce weights on the rim when he was done!! And this was only a 225/70/19. 5 tire!!

 

[Missouri Mule]

If you have to many weights on one side there is something wrong with the tire!Oo.

 

[GCP]

I have a friend that has used them on one of his Unimogs with limited success. His tire and wheel combo would require a lot more beads to work as advertised.

 

[MChrist]

If you have to many weights on one side there is something wrong with the tire!Oo.

I agree. Nothing looks wrong with the tire, tread depth is fairly consistent, no bulges anywhere. Maybe wheel is bent?? Anyway, my point is that the Dyna Beads seem to work if you put in enough to equal the amount they are out of balance. Extra beads will dissipate evenly, so no problem putting extra in. I also use them in my street bikes and have no problems.

 

[MChrist]

I have a friend that has used them on one of his Unimogs with limited success. His tire and wheel combo would require a lot more beads to work as advertised.

I believe the manufacturer of Dyna Beads says they need a certain speed to do their thing. Unimogs typically have very large tires and spin slowly. I think lead weights may work better in that application.

 

[GCP]

I believe the manufacturer of Dyna Beads says they need a certain speed to do their thing. Unimogs typically have very large tires and spin slowly. I think lead weights may work better in that application.

Good point with regards to rotation speed, that makes sense.

 

[S.Morris]

http://www.counteractbalancing.com/counteract/



These work much better than dyna beads(have used in past). The tire stays balanced for its life time. Only way I could get large mud tires to stay balanced back in my 4wheeling days. Work excellent in motorcycle tires as well.

 

[brods]

..... Also, if you don't change out the valve stem with a "bead friendly" stem, you run the distinct possibility of getting a bead stuck in the valve while checking air pressure. You usually won't notice it until its too late and the tire is flat. Now, when we check tire pressure, we make sure we have an air hose there to give each tire a quick shot to clear the valve stem of any beads.

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Good advice. As another precaution run the metal stem caps with the rubber seal. That way if a bead gets stuck in the core the cap will hold the pressure in until you can either blow the bead back into the tire or pull the valve core out. Those caps saved many a headache on my offroad truck with the glass beads in the tires.

 

[EMAC2]

Just a question; why not use the liquid "balancing fluids" instead of beads? If the weight is equal, wouldn't a liquid work just as well?