Ceramic Tyre Beads

[BigRAWesty]

Water also acts like a shock absorber and deadens and jolts..
I might look into again after new years.

[Bob]

Water also acts like a shock absorber and deadens and jolts..
I might look into again after new years.

Mine will be installed on Monday of next week so should be able to give you a Report after Xmas . Will be doing 800/1000 odd K's.
Between Bill and I you should have an idea of performance

[sooty_10]

Sounds good bob. Im looking at new wheels and tyres very very soon and would contemplate utilising these beads if the work.

As i use an arb quick deflator, which removes the valve, I'm definitely curious about potential for grains to get stuck in the valve or thread etc causing problems.
However as stated if you deflate with valves at top or side shouldn't be a problem.....

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[threedogs]

Sounds good bob. Im looking at new wheels and tyres very very soon and would contemplate utilising these beads if the work.

As i use an arb quick deflator, which removes the valve, I'm definitely curious about potential for grains to get stuck in the valve or thread etc causing problems.
However as stated if you deflate with valves at top or side shouldn't be a problem.....

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Even if you pulled up with your valves at the bottom ,you'll be fine.

[dads tractor]

Originally designed for Super single truck tires. Watch when u air down that they don't get under the valve stem other than that cant beat them . (had them for 18 months )

[Warwick89]

I guess you really don't have tyre balance problems at very low speeds. But I have been mucking around with them all day (as you would) and I can't fault them so far at any speed or any surface. Amazing really.

Mine were $20 a bag (for 8 oz size) - but when you consider that you never need to balance the wheels again - I guess it's a bargain. And maybe with some Patrols it may even fix the 80 kph vibrations? It would be interesting to find out.

So how have you found the beads after a few more days of use?

[BillsGU]

So how have you found the beads after a few more days of use?

No problem at all so far. I am very impressed. Not a lot of mud around this time of the year so I don't know if it will balance a rim full of mud - but it works really well at the moment.

[BillsGU]

Well - I have now racked up a few thousand kilometres with the beads installed and initially all went very well. When I was on a trip in the High Country above Mitta the Patrol started getting vibrations in the front wheels. This came and went and gradually got worse. I continued over the mountains, down the Clyde and on to Batemans Bay. The vibrations were happening all the time by now. I spoke to another Patrol owner who has beads in his tyres and he said his tyre place recommended 12 ounces in 285 (33 inch) tyres. I added another four ounces to each tyre and all is now perfect again - no vibration whatsoever coming through the steering wheel. It seems that the larger tyres just need a bit more than the bead manufacturer recommends. I know from previous experience that some 4WD tyres are difficult to balance and the extra beads seem to do the job.

I'll keep you posted.

[jet]

Had them in for 30,000km. sometimes seem to settle and vibrations increase, give tyre a few kicks or a hit with mallet and they reset and work well.
Do a good job with mud in rims

[BillsGU]

Had them in for 30,000km. sometimes seem to settle and vibrations increase, give tyre a few kicks or a hit with mallet and they reset and work well.
Do a good job with mud in rims

That's odd. Something must be making them stick together.