Tire/wheel balancing
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It is worth the time and beneficial at any speed. Less stress on your drivetrain and hence the rest of your rig.
Might be less noticeable on smaller tires running less than 60mph, but still likely a good thing to do considering the speeds it goes.
I do it on all my MT tires for 4S and 6S trucks. Some are so bad that they are nearly undriveable at anything above 30mph.
I do it on all my MT tires for 4S and 6S trucks. Some are so bad that they are nearly undriveable at anything above 30mph.
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Always a good idea. Get a free spinning axle by removing the rear dog bone. Let it spin and find the spot that floats to the top and add some gorilla tape there. Spin it again and keep adding tape to the top spot if it continues to land in the same spot. Repeat until it appears balanced.
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Great idea for the tape. I will give it a try
I use this stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CJL2M4
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CJL2M4
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Awesome, another great idea. I will definitely get some of that tape
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Damnit another thing to buy ?????
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Lol.. it's non stop. I constantly got something coming in the mail
I use the wheel balancer sold by HobbyKing. For the weights, I use museum putty. It works very well.
https://www.amazon.com/Sticky-Reusa... contains 3 oz,up posters, maps and calendars.
https://www.amazon.com/Sticky-Reusa... contains 3 oz,up posters, maps and calendars.
Just thought I would post my tire balancing experience. I have a Felony. I balanced all the wheels and so for those that don't have a balancer or the time, you are pretty much okay with the stock wheels as they come. Mine required very little weight to balance them, almost unmeasurable weight wise. The sticky putty is so light as it is, and when you use just a tiny bit your adding practically nothing weight wise. But a sensitive wheel/prop balancer will detect it.
Also for informational purposes, the wheels do not run true. They all have slight lateral runout and slight out of round runout.
Also for informational purposes, the wheels do not run true. They all have slight lateral runout and slight out of round runout.
