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12-29-2005, 12:04 PM
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|  front weight balance
I have noticed that my front tires spin alot and to counter act this I figure they need a little more weight to get that traction. I have read some threads about puting bb's in the tires, but I didn't like how that sounded since I probably wouldnt drive my real jeep with lead balls in the tires.  So I decide to go ahead and do a tummy tuck, and im gonna try and position the battery under the hood and right behind the dash. I will try to post some pics up here once I find my camera charger.
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12-29-2005, 12:25 PM
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I am interested in seeing how you mount it! As for bbs in the tires, a lot of guys do it in the RC world, and many people do it in the fullsize world that are in competition only. I was looking for the thread, but I can't find it. A lot of guys use water, some use shot pellets, but now some of the rules state no lead because it is harmful to the environment. So they are now selling 50 pound bags of steel shot for use in tires. Just FYI. Oh, and I wouldn't drive anything like that on the road. My friends and I use a handfull of BBs inside the tires to balance tires (only when you run steel rims, other people use golf balls with aluminum rims) and run them down the street, but I wouldn't fill my tires and then run them, lol.
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12-29-2005, 07:31 PM
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Pro Rock Crawlers run water in there tires for Comp. I know some friends who put water in there Tractor tires aswell.
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12-29-2005, 08:23 PM
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Water for ballast in industrial use vehicle tires is a common place practice . . . golf balls, however . . . are not "par-for-the-course".  |
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12-29-2005, 09:52 PM
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Yea if this doesnt work I may try the whole bb thing, they're cheap and should do the trick. I feel pretty confident in my work, I really wish my camera would work so I could show what im doing.
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12-29-2005, 09:57 PM
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The golf balls are for ballance not ballast, lol...par for the course...lol...good one
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12-29-2005, 10:02 PM
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ahh the good humor in forums Yea I forgot to add props for the good joke.
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12-30-2005, 12:49 PM
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Golf balls are Supposedly for balance (in semi trucks). water is to greatly lower the center of gravity in tractors, but they ruc inner tubes made to hold water. and some lubricants guys put in tires to keep bbs from rusting will eventually eat their tires. jeepncowboy |
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12-30-2005, 07:43 PM
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I didn't know Copper rusts?:?
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12-31-2005, 06:25 PM
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I just got done wrapping lead rope for fishing weight around the outside of the inner white bead lock and then put tape around that to secure it.
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12-31-2005, 07:20 PM
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01-02-2006, 11:16 AM
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Its lead weight that comes in a spool you can find it at any fishing store probably even wallys I pulled the white ring out of the tires and wrapped the outside of them with the lead and then secured the lead with tape. I then reinstalled them into my tires and re assembled the wheels It seems to help out alot | |
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01-02-2006, 12:30 PM
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i know people that have used the airsoft pellets also, they're plastic, so no effect on any rim, steel or aluminum. those are 1:1 vehicles, but i'm sure it'd work for R/C ones too
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01-02-2006, 12:42 PM
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How do you guys INSERT the BBs??
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01-02-2006, 11:58 PM
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Apparently pull the back part of the rim off by taking out the screws so I was told. Anyhow, for the northern climates the water likes to freeze, so we use potassium chloride in the water to stop it from freezing, but it likes to breakdown rubber. Some people also use beat juice, but I never saw that often working at the tire shop, I don't know why. Christian
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