Just installed 8 oz. of www.innovativebalancing.com Dyna Beads into each of my 315s. Smooth as glass, so far, up to 70mph!! I'll never need to pay for balance and rotation again. I can do it myself now, and know I did a job well done and not scratch my new rims.

thought you guys/gals would like to hear,

jamie

 

I've never heard of such a thing. how do they work?

 

That is cool, no more buuuutt ungly weights, I'm sold. I normally have my T/A's wheels static balanced, which is weights on the inside of the rim as not to scuff the finish on the outside.

 

I plan to do that the next time I rotate.

 

Yeah I am powder balanced. This was the first time I have tried it and I won't go back

 

They work by centrifical force when the wheel starts spinning the tiny beads simply roll into position where they are needed.

Couple of characteristics about this particular brand of "powder" balancing is a: they are perfectly round and roll where they are needed. Other brands (I'm told) are not round. b: They are made of a strong type of porcelin that is not affected by moisture. Many other "powder" brands cannot have any moisture in the tire, otherwise the "powder" sticks together and does not do the job of balancing.

Jamie

 

Just be sure when installing these that you replace the valve stems with the filters. If not first time you check tire pressure the beads WILL get stuck in the valve and you WILL have a flat tire.

 

I dont know, but they do have the DTR logo on their site......

 

I used these on my 1st gen's 315 tires. Sold and will never go back once I change tires over again. They actually decreased my tire cupping that I was having from the weights originally placed on the tires. After a few thousand miles, I noticed that the cupping was almost completely gone due to them balancing so well. Smooth as glass.

Out looking for new tires for my 2005 quad cab and thinking about 20" rims. Not sure if they will fit though without a leveling kit.

 

Can you hear the beads rolling around in the tire at slow speeds? Is there any "lag" time as you reach speed until the beads are in the proper position?

 

You can not hear the beads rolling around. They are so small, smaller then your typical BB gun type of beads. I mean about the size of salt or so.

I never noticed any lag time until the tire is balanced. I believe they become statically charged inside the tire from rolling around so they stick, some what, to where they need to be. I'm sure if you let the vehicle sit for a long period of time, days???, that when you first drive you may slightly notice it but I have never felt the tire from being out of balanced. Even after coming back from vacation for a couple of weeks.

I truly think that once you try them, you won't go back to the weights because they can cause damage to your rims (rust and stuff), Once you start wearing down your tread, they are no longer truly balanced where as the beads will almost always stay in balance. Even after me roasting my tires, they stayed in balance for a smooth ride...LOL

 

I agree with Nuttymopar completely. One word of advise though. If you do try this system (and it is recommended), get 1oz more than what is recommended per tire. I'm putting 2 more oz per tire this weekend in mine. This ensures balance even when rocks are stuck in tire tread. This was recommended by the people at www.innovativebalancing.com. The extra beads that aren't literally used for balancing simply disperse evenly around the inside of the tire.

jamie

 

Sounds like a great product BUT....
Does anybody know how the tire shops feel about this? Would they charge extra or refuse to repair/replace a tire with beeds in it?
I once had a motorcyle tire shop refuse to work with a wheel/tire that had fix-a-flat in it.
I know there's a diffenence between beeds and gooeeee fix-a-flat, but I imagine the tech won't see the difference when he busts the tire off the rim and has beeds running all over his machine and the shop floor.
My point is that it would be kind of a bummer to put the beeds in and then when it's time to replace the tires, you can't find anyone who will touch them.

 

I seriously doubt you would have any problem with a tire shop regarding your concerns. Innovative Balancing does recomend keeping an extra set of beads in case a flat were to happen. They aren't that expensive and they pay for themselves in the cost of 2 rotation/balance services. For me personally they will pay for themselves 2 times over if I can get 40,000 out of my BFGs. It works out to money saved in the long run.

my .02 Jamie

 

Robfitz, the tire shop that wouldn't work on your fix-a-flat tire knew what they were talking about. Some of the off brands of self inflating tire sealer used to use a flammable gas to inflate your tire. Not a good combo when they have to separate the tire from the rim using metal tools. KABOOM!

I have had 2 punctures with the beads in my tires (Both were bolts I picked up on the roads.) Each time, I had to give them a bag of beads to throw in the tire after it was fixed. This is the only downside about this product. The second time I had the tire fixed, the guy didnt pour the beads out of the plastic bag. It took about 500 miles before the beads finally broke the bag.