Anyone familiar with "balancemaster" as alternative to Centramatic?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by jakescia, Jan 30, 2010.

  1. truckbiz

    truckbiz Light Load Member

    Well if anyone is still interested in tire balancing, here's what I use. Pea Gravel. I liked the golf ball idea but just didn't think they would distribute very well. Not going to spend twenty-some dollars for plastic sand (equal), so I tried mason sand, was too dirty during a repair, so I went to pea gravel and it works great. Sorry to burst your bubble but have had no damage to the tire or rim, aluminum or steel, you can patch a nail hole and later the patch looked the same as when it was put on. Quite frankly once removed you would never know anything had been in there. The only drawback I can think of is you must give the valvestem a shot of air before checking air pressure, but I have just found a supplyer for filtered valve cores. I've been doing this for 6 or 7 years now and have it in about 100 tires, everything from my Harleys to 425 super singles.
     
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