Cetramatics or Spin Balancing?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by REDD, Sep 29, 2009.

Centramatics or Spin Balance?

Poll closed Nov 13, 2009.
  1. Centramatics

    76.2%
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    Spin Balance

    23.8%
  1. REDD

    REDD The Legend

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    Let the debate begin!

    Should I put Centramatics on or just Spin Balance?

    I've never used Centramatics & am a little skeptical.
     
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  3. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    I use Centramatics! They are the best thing I've ever added to my KW! My steer tires last a lot longer than they did with spin balancing. I noticed the difference in the way the truck felt as soon as I installed them.

    The single best thing I've added to my ride...I highly recommend them!
     
  4. FriedTater

    FriedTater Keeper of The Snakes

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    First you spin balance the new tires,then add the Centro's.
    Yes their worth it as well as time proven.

    Just a tad better then the golf balls we ran for many years :biggrin_25525:
     
  5. REDD

    REDD The Legend

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    I ain't putting new tires on
     
  6. kwswan

    kwswan Road Train Member

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    as long as the steers you have on now are in good shape it will be allright to put them on. they do what they claim they will do. i had them on my last truck & could tell a difference.
     
  7. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    When I put them on my steering axle the tires had about 80,000 miles on them and I had no problems at all. I moved those tires to the trailer at 140,000 and put on new steers that now have about 150,000 on them and look real good I should easily get another 40 or 50,000 out of them before I put them on the trailer.
     
  8. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    I ran golf balls in the 70's thru the 90's the old guy that taught me to drive showed me that trick.
     
  9. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    Hey Redd, I'm actually gonna put them on my drivers when I get new tires. A friend of mine runs them and swears by them back there...He also runs them on his trailer.
     
  10. lowbudget

    lowbudget Medium Load Member

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    Here is the problem with spin balance, every time you brake (on steers and trailer) and every time you accelerate (drives, obviously) the tires slip just a little bit every time on the rim. After a while those weights are actually a detriment to tire life. Pure physics, man.


    Unless you use bead-locks, but I don't think those are approved for highway use.
     
  11. REDD

    REDD The Legend

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    The only reason why I'm asking is because I've heard a lot of good about them. But them when I ask the shop, they tell me negative comments & that they have been removing a lot of them from trucks.

    I do have a bad wheel hop that I'm wanting to cure... I strongly believe it is the recaps that were on this truck when I bought it... They have good tread & seem to be decent tires so I don't see the need to put new tires on just yet.

    I'm having new brakes put on tomorrow.... So I'm thinking about having the centramatics thrown on at the same time.
     
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