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Tire beads and TBS sensors
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<blockquote data-quote="jammess" data-source="post: 1355816" data-attributes="member: 89387"><p>I saw the bottle experiment and it was interesting. Seems to me to be effective with beads you would have to put sufficient quantities in the tire to equal the amount of weights you might need to spin balance the tire and that could be a lot of beads. Also, you would have to be sure the inside of the tire is dry as in no rim lubricant or other moisture. Every time you start out from a stop the beads would have to reposition themselves. I can't see the advantage to beads over just not bothering to balance at all. I think you could probably just do a static balance on just the rim with no tire mounted then never worry about balancing every time you change tires since tire manufacturers do a pretty good job of holding new tires to very tight manufacturing tolerances. I've given some thought to doing this and I just might at least on the beemer with its telelever front suspension which pretty much eliminates any chance of a headshake.</p><p></p><p>Jeez, another 3 inches of rain overnight. I think it might be time to maybe think about trading the FJR for a boat, maybe throw in the BMW as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jammess, post: 1355816, member: 89387"] I saw the bottle experiment and it was interesting. Seems to me to be effective with beads you would have to put sufficient quantities in the tire to equal the amount of weights you might need to spin balance the tire and that could be a lot of beads. Also, you would have to be sure the inside of the tire is dry as in no rim lubricant or other moisture. Every time you start out from a stop the beads would have to reposition themselves. I can't see the advantage to beads over just not bothering to balance at all. I think you could probably just do a static balance on just the rim with no tire mounted then never worry about balancing every time you change tires since tire manufacturers do a pretty good job of holding new tires to very tight manufacturing tolerances. I've given some thought to doing this and I just might at least on the beemer with its telelever front suspension which pretty much eliminates any chance of a headshake. Jeez, another 3 inches of rain overnight. I think it might be time to maybe think about trading the FJR for a boat, maybe throw in the BMW as well. [/QUOTE]
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