In reply to Azryael :
I have the beads in my Armada tires and the snow tires on my Buick. So far so good, once in a while I feel like they take a few seconds to find balance but again it could be the road. Both cars run smooth down the highway.
I feel like when I back across the parking lot to clock out there is a feeling of a bad tire but never any where else, it's probably the parking lot.
Successfully removed some 22" tires from some Suburban wheels. So far the big ones are the easiest, they almost just fall off.
As a side, what are these beads being mentioned? I know of Dyna-Beads for big semi's and motorcycles. I always wondered if I could get my tires standard balanced then chuck an ounce or two for that "cheap roadforce balanced" feel?
In reply to Stueck0514 :
Falken RT660's 225/45/15 on 15 x 7 wheels is not much fun. I got them but it takes a different approach, no lube to keep the bead in place. Maybe it was due to the powder coat but it took all the air pressure to seat the bead.
Once in a while the balance beads seem to take a mile or two to settle in. Not very often, maybe one out of 50-100 times when accelerating to highway speeds.
In reply to akylekoz :
Do you think I could do a 255/40 on a 17x10 with this machine? I'm worried about max wheel width, as well as bead setting. I saw you did a 275 at one point, how wide was that wheel?
Shouldn't be a problem, I'll be removing some 255 and 285s from 18 x 9.5 soon that is pretty close.
Something that I do to make scrap tires easier to dismount.
Break both sides of the bead. Lay the wheel flat. Using a fine tooth blade in a sawsall, make a 4 inch long cut somewhere between the bead and tread shoulder. Next turn the blade 90* and cut down across the tread. Do this in 4 evenly spaced areas around each side of the tire.
Stand the tire up and finish the cut that is going across the tread. Make the circular cut on the side wall on both sides. You will now have 4 pieces of tread.
The bead ring can now be removed on the tire machine as you are no longer fighting the side walls / tread. And. . . you can now dispose of the parts in a dumpster as it is no longer tire shaped, just be mindful of the steel belt wires sticking out. .
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