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Old 05-13-2012, 11:50 AM
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I am thinking of trying Dana Beads in my 35 inch MTR-K so I don't have to have them rebalanced as often. Any one using then and what do you like or dislike about them. Thanks in advance for any responses.
Old 05-13-2012, 12:21 PM
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I'm running 37" Mud Grapplers and have them. I haven't had any issues. I've had mine up to 75mph and not a single vibration. Just make sue they read the instutions to see what size of a bag to put in the tire.
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When I had new wheels put on the guys are the tire shop were having trouble trying to re-balance my 37" MTR's and had suggested using beads so I tried them out and it was a nightmare. Anything under 30 was okay but above that and the whole Jeep would shake violently. Sometimes they would work okay but when at speed if I hit a bump they would un-balance and I'd have to slow down again. I took my tires to a different place and the head tech there said he had never had good luck with using them as they only use them mainly for semi truck tires. Find a shop with a "hunter tire balancer" and they should be able to balance them no problem.
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I tried Equal powder in some 37" Rockers and I would NOT recommend it. The beads however make more sense.
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I'm using Dynabeads in my Nitto Trail Grapplers (35's) and haven't had an issue been driving with them for almost a 1000 miles now.
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I used the larger size dynabeads in my 33 Duratracs. The chart called for 8 ozs per tire. I have put about 1500 miles on them so far with no complaints. Most of my driving is two lane highways at 55 but I have been on the interstate at 75 with no vibrations at all. I liked the fact that I could mount my tires at home,throw the beads in and be rolling smooth without paying someone to do it.
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I used the 8 oz bag also on my 35's. I have KM2's on bead locks so it was easy to pour them in. I have experienced no problems even with the tmps sensors. It runs smooth at all speeds for me. It was a good investment.



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