Wheel weights vs Counteract balancing beads Spin balancing is the most used method for balancing tires. This method involves using a spin balancing machine to find the heavy spot on the tire and wheel. Once the heavy spot is found, either...
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Are Balancing Beads Any Good?
Counteract Balancing Beads are a proven simple solution to eliminate vibration in unbalanced tires. The concept of internal tire balancing works great assuming your vehicle matches the criteria needed for the science to work. A stiff or simple...
Can You Put Too Many Balancing Beads in a Tire?
Having too many beads inside the tire in some cases can cause a slight imbalance. This is a concern on smaller tires where there is not as much room in the tire cavity for the beads to evenly spread themselves where they need to be. When there is...
How Long Does It Take Balancing Beads to Work?
Once the beads are installed in the tire and the wheel is mounted onto the hub, it should only take a few rotations at higher speeds for the bag of Counteract to break and to find their balance position. On rare occasions, some of the smaller bags...
Internal Tire Balancers in Cars
As the leading manufacturer of tire balancing compounds, we are frequently asked why we do not recommend the use of Counteract Balancing Beads in automotive applications. Typically, when you are using an internal balancing compound, they perform...
How to eliminate amplified wheel vibrations in vehicles
Most people are familiar with vehicle vibrations but are not aware on how wheel resonant frequency can amplify those vibrations. This resonant frequency in wheels occurs when an out of balance tire matches the natural motion, or cycle, of the...