We recently installed our Toyo Open Country M/T on new wheels and instead of the usual lead weights we decided to try tiny high-density ceramic beads...

Wrote up all the info (how they work... do they work... how hard are they to install) off road tire balancing on the blog...

Hope it helps.

and Corey... can you change DYI to DIY :-) i need to learn to type :-)

 

Good article, quite interesting...

 

Thanks.

 

Very cool.
I have heard of the beads before, but have not read up on them much.

Someone beat me to the thread title change though

 

I was surprised a lot by the research I did... People who used them were very happy with them. The nay sayers put up lots of arguments but had not used them. I did not find any one saying they had used them and did not like them.

So far so good...

 

My buddy's are using a cheaper method in their 38.5 SX's on their F150. Using seamless air-soft pellets in each tire...seems to be working very well for them.

 

Yeah, I know some people using the air-soft pellets as well. Just make sure you tell the tire shop if you ever have the work on one!

 

had not heard of folks using air-soft pellets... but I know a couple using golf balls... good to know.

 

I wouldn't use golf balls...wow that's just asking for trouble.

Good airsoft pellet balancing tech
http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/...air+soft+tires

 

Yeah, those (Full Size Bronco) are the guys I was thinking of.

 

I'd like to see some long term results.

 

Just FYI, air soft pellet balancing is really only recommend for >35" bias tires