Re: Re: Re: Re: Balancing Tires With Golf Balls

Posted by sorry but we can disagree on November 29, 2003 at 06:54:45 from (66.157.66.94):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Balancing Tires With Golf Balls posted by MarkB on November 28, 2003 at 19:47:04:

Sorry but you have a couple of things you are missing here.
When a washing machine gets out of balance it has no water in it. The wet cloths are stuck to the side of the machine.
A barrel rolling down a hill is not turning fast enough. If you spin it fast enough the water will go to the perimeter of the barrel.
Tire dealers buy spin balancers to balance car tires. The average Joe that drives in town does not get up enough speed for a long enough time for this to work. He would be complaining about vibration at low speeds. So they balance the tires.
Spin balancers are now available for large tires but are seldom used.
Checking this on a spin balancer would not work. It does not spin fast enough.
Remember we are talking about 24.5" tires that weigh several hundred pounds each with rim not some 15" SUV tire.
Large trucks run down the road at 60 to 70 mph for hundreds of miles at a time. Not stop and go.
Enough damping to noticeably reduce vibration is about all you can expect out of large truck tires. Me and hundreds of others wish they rode like a SUV but they do not. Large trucks are always wearing flat spots in tires from braking for SUV's and a automatic balancer adjust for this. In fact with 1,500,000 miles I have never had a large truck tire balanced. We use the ring or most times nothing at all. Just mount the tire and go. My kidneys at least like the balance ring.
I would strongly recommend that no one tries to use this method in their personal vehicles. You will not be happy.
Have a great day!!!

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