Anyone here running DynaBeads or Counteracts on Duratracs? (1 Viewer)

[98 SNAKE EATER]

I've found that my 35 D-Tracs like to throw weights randomly at anything less than max pressure

The overhanging lip tends to flex and pushes the weights out one by one on the front wheels when running normal driving pressure and when aired down for the trails

It seems that only when at max pressure (what I run for long distance highway), the lip stays firm enough to keep the weights in place

Even with the correct "FN" weights, they still get tossed

Anyways, I've been thinking about powder coating the wheels desert tan and would like to keep them lead free, so I'm looking into balancing beads

Thing is, after scoping out one of my spare D-Tracs, I noticed the inner belt had a bunch of raised ribbed sections

Just curious, but would this pose a problem for the beads to balance?

 

[scottryana]

Why not just do stick on weights on the inside of the rim and cover them with aluminum ducting tape, I have seen that work well in other applications when the rim is cleaned very well.

 

[SUMMIT CRUISERS]

8 ounces of air-soft BB's and you are good to go. Been using these for many years and have even reused them on a another newer set of tires.

 

[LINUS]

Why not just do stick on weights on the inside of the rim and cover them with aluminum ducting tape, I have seen that work well in other applications when the rim is cleaned very well.

This.

I used this method after just doing a good cleaning on my wheels & it held up great through my last set of tire (got lazy this set & didn't tape it, I know I lost one fairly fast)

Point being that method really works & if you're PC'ing a set, your solution only costs a roll of that foil HVAC tape.

 

[bmwjnky]

Try stick on weights like the others have suggested but if that doesn't work go with the counteract beads. I tried air soft BB's with the 32" tires on my Jeep and it worked but you could hear the BB's rolling in the tires at slow speeds and anytime you stopped and the radio was off or the window was down. I never had that issue with the counteract beads with my last 80 series.

 

[White Stripe]

Do the beads. They work fine in my opinion

 

[jeffro109]

Stick on weights here, just a small amount too as the Duratracs balanced very well and have stayed pretty well balanced too. 285/75/16 size, spray painted rims.

 

[jonheld]

I run 315/75R16 Duratracs and have had all sorts of issues keeping them balanced. These are strictly on road tires as I have a set of Swampers for the woods.
I've had them balanced at different shops 3 times using standard weights and stick on weights and they just don't stay balanced. Finally I pulled all of the weights off of each rim and added a good 9 or 10 ounces of the good Airsoft pellets to each tire. This has yielded the smoothest ride to date, but still not perfect. You can hear the pellets as you come to a stop, but that doesn't bother me.
I inspected and spun up each tire and all the rims spun true and the tires spun true as well.
They seem to have a resonance at 69 to 72 MPH. Anything below or above and they run smooth. Very annoying.

For comparison, my 91 runs the 285/75R16 Duratracs and they balanced out right away and have had no issues.

 

[CruiseOrlando]

The only way I could get a good ride out of my 345 KM2's was with beads. Work perfectly, except when you turn a corner and you get a slight shake.

It even counteracts mud in the rims rather well.

 

[BltByKrmn]

I had the same problem with my Duratracs on steelies when they were on my FJC, fine for about 10k miles then crazy vibration and noise. The same exact set of Duratracs are now on my FZJ mounted to the OEM wheels and they are fine again.

My brother has had 3 sets of Duratracs on his Wranglers and never had a problem. :shrug:

 

[AaronM33]

8 ounces of air-soft BB's and you are good to go. Been using these for many years and have even reused them on a another newer set of tires.

This works perfectly. Get the match grade bbs, they hold up better.

 

[IanB]

Another vote for stick on weights, I had the pellets with 285/75/16 Duratracs on my last truck, and didn't like them. They would work fine most of the time, but once in a while wouldn't, requiring you to come to a stop to allow things to "reset" and redistribute themselves, and you could hear them when driving slowly, or coming to a stop.

 

[Mtbcoach]

Another vote for airsoft pellets, used them in a variety of tires from BFG KM2, SS SSR's and my current Michelin XL's. I'd use the suggested weight on the Balance Bead chart, add a couple ounces for insurance, pop the bead, dump them in, air up and away you go...

 

[JeepinPete]

The shop I used to mount the 365 KM2s used equal to balance out the tires. Works well, just a little wobble around 40 mph.

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Adhesive weights worked fine for the stock tires and up to 33" MT's, but after stepping up to 35's, they just took way too much weight to balance, even after using a Road Force balancer

Standard weights got a much better balance using far less weight, but they got thrown easily at normal pressures

At Max tire pressure, they stay put, but I can't run max forever, only for long distance highway runs

As some of you already know, I'm a stickler when it comes to tire maintenance and even bought my own tire machine and balancers mainly for this vehicle

Every 5k miles, she gets a 5 wheel rotation and a fresh balance using the correct FN weights, but they aren't exactly cheap and I'm getting sick of losing them

 

[nullifier]

Dynabeaxz r great but making the airdown process very slow. Other systems or larger beads no not reguire small passage valvestem cores. I have rum them on bighorns, terra grgrapplers, ltx and km tires with equal success.

 

[VuickB6]

I use dynabeads on my 37" KM2s and they work great. Like CruiseOrlando said you get a shimmy on long turns but other than that they do their job well. Mine too 10 oz each.

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Anyone running CheckeredFlag ceramic beads?

http://checkeredflagtirebalancebeads.com/