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    Moisture is the big killer of them
    The home air compressor is a big killer with moisture..
    If you find your draining water often best to fit a water seperater
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    Hey fellas, couple of questions:
    1. How well do they work at lower speeds?
    2. Any issues with lower tyre pressures?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warwick89 View Post
    Hey fellas, couple of questions:
    1. How well do they work at lower speeds?
    2. Any issues with lower tyre pressures?

    Cheers Warwick
    Wheels normally don't have a balance problem at low speed. When letting air out it would be a good idea to not have the valve at the bottom of the wheel.

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    On the subject of moisture, apparently dry air is nearly as good at nitrogen for road going tyres. A SCUBA tank is great for inflation, the air is dry & you can get enough flow to reseat a bead. Would also stop ceramic beads from clumping.
    We have a refrigerated dryer on the compressor at work, so perfect for tyre inflation, it is just the portable compressor that is going to put water into the tyres.
    Graham

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    So basically I have come to the conclusion that these beads are for roaduse . I can see that airing up and down with an on board compressor, or at a garage you will get moisture in the tyre and render the beads useless. The cost of installing a worthwhile moisture separator would be prohibitive.
    My advice is: not to follow my advice.

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    Dredging up an old post, but I'll put my experience with beads here anyway.

    I was running balancing beads on my NW Pajero with 265/70/17 Mickey T ATZ P3's and aftermarket King Alloy Wheels. I found they were ok, but not perfect and ended up removing them and going back to a traditional balance. I had one tyre that I couldn't get quite correct with the beads, I moved the tyre to various positions on the wheel and also changed the weight of beads applied, trying to find a sweet spot.
    I gave up and contacted the bead manufacturer, there response was to have the wheel balanced with weights and then apply the beads. Defeated the whole purpose for me as the reason for going with beads in the first place was to get rid of lead weights on the rim that keep getting knocked off in the mud.

    I also found that using an ARB EZ deflator, I would occasionally get a bead stuck up in the bottom of the valve stem, but a quick on/off of the deflator usually cleared it.
    Last edited by stevemc181; 15th January 2017 at 10:06 PM.

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