Doubling of Tire Life Regularly Reported
Tire wear is one of the biggest ongoing costs for fleets — and much of it is preventable. Many operators assume modern truck tires don’t need balancing, but that’s a costly misconception. Traditional spin balancing only addresses the tire and rim at installation. It ignores the rest of the rotating assembly — the hub, brake drum, and wheel — and doesn’t adapt as the tire wears.
That’s where Counteract Balancing Beads make the difference.
Installed inside the tire, Counteract beads dynamically balance the entire wheel-end assembly — not just once, but continuously. As the tire wears or conditions change, the beads automatically reposition to maintain balance. This reduces vibration, improves ride quality, and significantly extends tire life.
Fleets using Counteract regularly report up to double the tire life. A typical deep-tread tire can lose up to 30 pounds of rubber before retirement — enough to throw off balance and accelerate wear. Counteract adapts in real time, keeping everything running smoothly.
Why it matters:
Unbalanced wheel assemblies affect shock absorbers and vehicle safety.
Vibration from imbalance increases wear on suspension and steering components.
Counteract helps maintain stability, reducing vibration stress on the vehicle and improving driver control.
Proven Performance:
Independently tested under SAE J1321 / TMC RP-1102 protocols — twice
Demonstrated a 2.2% improvement in fuel economy
Fewer ride complaints, less suspension wear, and improved driver satisfaction
Built for the Long Haul:
Works in all wheel positions — steer, drive, and trailer
Safe for all truck tire types, including retreads
Reusable, non-toxic, and won’t damage valves or void warranties
The Bottom Line:
If you’re only balancing the tire and rim, you’re not truly balancing your wheel assemblies. Counteract offers a smarter, more complete high-tech solution using three of nature’s sciences. Counteract adapts as your tires wear — helping you save on fuel, reduce maintenance, and get the most out of every tire. There has never been a tire warranty issue involving Counteract Balancing Beads in 30 years and millions of tires balanced.
Balance the whole assembly. Extend tire life. Improve safety.
Counteract Benefits
Improve Fuel Economy
There is a marked increase in fuel consumption over 55 mph which is to a great extent, caused by a resonating suspension synchronizing with an out of balance wheel assembly. The longer the run at highway speeds with balanced wheel assemblies, the greater the fuel saving. See our Auburn University (PAVE) type ll SAE and TMC fuel test.
Increase Tire Life
Counteract Balancing Beads reduces rolling resistance. This in turn, reduces tire wear. When a tire and complete wheel assembly is properly balanced, it also ensures a more even wear, all of which increases tire life. Increased tire life allows you to use the same tires longer, ultimately saving you money.
Look at our Testimonials page to see real results!
Reduce Vibrations
This technology addresses all out of balance possibilities including being able to re-balance on the fly! If you pick up some dirt on your wheel, or rub a curb and the rim and rubber don’t match up to the same spot, usually you have to go back into the shop and have those tires re-balanced on those rims. Not with Counteract! The out of balance vibration will cause the beads to migrate within the tire, fixing it constantly, every time you ride!
Environmentally Friendly
Made of reusable and recyclable 99.9% tempered glass spheres, our balancing beads are installed inside the tire, where they won’t get knocked off and contaminate the environment.
Best of all, anyone can install them at a fraction of the cost of lead. That means less fuel pollution, less tire pollution and less lead pollution.
Reduce Maintenance Costs
Heavy vibration for extended periods of time is one of the leading causes of maintenance issues as related to almost all aspects of any ride. Anything that is vibrating is rubbing up or bumping into something that will eventually wear out because of it. Once you have balanced the wheel assembly completely, you will find that most things that are attached to it won’t wear out nearly as quickly. Counteract also lessens the frequency of which tire rotations are necessary, because the tires wear much more evenly.
Check out what people are saying about
Counteract Balancing Beads
“I decided to test and evaluate the products first hand, as I do with all technologies I consider incorporating, before implementing within the fleet. Low and behold, it was no longer than a few miles down the interstate at highway speed and I could immediately feel the steering wheel had stopped shaking and the hop was ‘completely’ gone from the truck. I was absolutely amazed and I will not run any kind of tires on my fleet without balancing using Counteract Balancing Beads.”
“Hello Mr. Rutherford. I took your recommendation on tire balancing with Counteract Balance Beads and I wanted to say thank you for bringing this product to my attention. I have heard you talk about it numerous times on your radio show and podcast. I have finally taken the step and it was a damn good one. The balance of my tire/wheel assemblies is superb and the ride quality improvement is amazing.”
“Half our tire work is both off-road and highway trucks which run 11 R22.5 and 11 R24.5 tires. We use Counteract Balancing Beads for the majority of our balancing; it has proved to be effective in producing a smooth ride. Our trucks pick up lots of mud and lead weights don’t stay on aluminum very well, so Counteract works well that way.”
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