Balancing Beads.

A friend recommended using balancing beads instead. He has never tried them but he has a friend that swears by them. Yeah right!!

Do they work?

This is what you get. Beads by the ounce, applicator bottle and tube.

Depending on the tires size the weight will vary. The manufacturer told me how much to add in a 500/525 X 16 tire. In this case 4 ounces. They also told me how many ounces per inch the bottle will hold. Marked at the 4 ounce mark, I am ready to "bead'

Because I have tubes on this car I installed this washer and part of a valve stem cap to make sure the valve stem does not fall in to the tires when I remove the valve. The blue tape on the washer is to protect my newly powder coated wheels from any scratches. That's just how I roll OK...

Totally Tubular...as in tube installed.

Add beads...

The beads will easily jam if you pour them in too fast. The manufacturer told me to use a vibrating tool such as an engraver to help the beads in to the stem.

I went thru the house looking for anything that vibrates. NO, I did not look in my wife's night stand. This sonic tooth brush did the trick.

From this you can already draw a few conclusions:

1. I like to drive my hot rods fast and smooth.  2. I practice good oral hygiene.

Well, did it work? I think so...the car feels very smooth.

I need to put some more miles on it on the freeway but this spin down a two lane black top seems promising. The vibration is not present in the steering wheel and that is a good sign. I can still feel vibration in the seat, so I will do the rear tires next and see how that improves the drive.