Do tyre balancing beads actually work?

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3 total messages Started by Jethro_uk Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:22

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Author: Jethro_uk
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:22

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Re: Do tyre balancing beads actually work?

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Author: alan_m
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:16

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On 15/07/2025 14:22, Jethro_uk wrote:
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> https://youtu.be/T47s4L1Wje4

Every time you stop the balls will fall to the bottom of the tyre,  slow
down and you get a transition point where the wheel suddenly comes
unbalanced.  Consider driving a narrow rural road with balanced tyres
and you come to a bend where you slow down and the wheels become
unbalanced. Maybe not too good on a wet road to have your car do
something unexpected.

What about fast driving with fast cornering? Would the balls suddenly
exert a force on the tyre side wall?

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Re: Do tyre balancing beads actually work?

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Author: Simon Simple
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:06

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On 15/07/2025 16:16, alan_m wrote:
> On 15/07/2025 14:22, Jethro_uk wrote:
>> Friend of the group ...
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>> https://youtu.be/T47s4L1Wje4
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> Every time you stop the balls will fall to the bottom of the tyre,  slow
> down and you get a transition point where the wheel suddenly comes
> unbalanced.  Consider driving a narrow rural road with balanced tyres
> and you come to a bend where you slow down and the wheels become
> unbalanced. Maybe not too good on a wet road to have your car do
> something unexpected.
>
> What about fast driving with fast cornering? Would the balls suddenly
> exert a force on the tyre side wall?
>

And the beads wouldn't describe a circle because of the flatish bit of
tyre which contacts the road, so they'd have a rapid change of
acceleration there.  Bugger all idea if that would matter.  Then there's
the abrasion caused by the beads, likewise.

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