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Old 02-14-2018, 11:42 AM   #15
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Centramatic Wheel Balancers.

Nuff said.
I considered purchasing from a vendor, but just ordered front & rears this week from them directly. I want them on before trekking across country next month.
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I just had new Toyo's put on all around. They spin balanced all tires. Is your system better? I have no complaints so far.
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From all of the reviews I have read, there isn't one negative regarding their system. It is permanent versus using bags of beads. It should reduce the vibration to the whole rear end and give a better ride. When balancing, you have to do it frequently to maintain good wear. Now, that is just my opinion.
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Old 02-14-2018, 10:52 PM   #18
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I bought my Centramatics on the internet and then found out that I live near the factory. Drove over there and had them installed. If I had bought them there, I think that they might have installed them at a discount (or possibly for free).

They do a great job.

I once bought an used RV that had balancing sand in the tires, but the dealer did not tell me about it. I caused a slow leak by checking the tire pressures. Good Sam's Roadside came to the rescue after the tire went flat. Glad I have the Centramatics now.

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We had two balancers installed on the front steers temporarily while chasing a vibration issue. The only downside was you could see them right behind the holes in our aluminum wheels. Took a way from the look, IMHO.

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture to show.

Dealer took them off while fixing the real problem, and I haven't decided whether I'll eventually put them back.
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I put them on both axles on my H1 and they made a HUGE difference.
(There's basically no hope of balancing 38x15.50 mud tires.)

Never needed them on my old toter and don't know about the new motorhome yet (picking it up tomorrow), but won't hesitate to install them if needed.
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I've heard of the Centramatic balancers but never really looked into them. I just watched a video on their website and it looks like they are doing exactly what beads inside the tire does! What is the difference?
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From all of the reviews I have read, there isn't one negative regarding their system. It is permanent versus using bags of beads. It should reduce the vibration to the whole rear end and give a better ride. When balancing, you have to do it frequently to maintain good wear. Now, that is just my opinion.
Centramatic's are being delivered Monday via UPS. 🚍🤠
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I've heard of the Centramatic balancers but never really looked into them. I just watched a video on their website and it looks like they are doing exactly what beads inside the tire does! What is the difference?
The bead bags will need to be replaced each time you remove the tires for repair or replacement. This is a one time purchase for I am hoping the life of the coach. 🚍🤠
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Beads inside the tire are located further away from the center of the tire. The further out the balancing beads the better.

With the Centramatics, the balancing weights (beads) can only be located out as far the inside edge of the wheel/rim.

So on a 22.5 wheel with a /295/80 tire the Centramatic balancer beads are about 10 inches from the center of the wheel (half the wheel diameter) - and with regular tire beads the beads are located more like 14 inches from the center of the wheel. On the same size tire/wheel.

With that said, I have the Centramatics because of the ease of reusing (moving them) them when a tire is changed.

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The bead bags will need to be replaced each time you remove the tires for repair or replacement. This is a one time purchase for I am hoping the life of the coach. 🚍🤠
If you're using the ceramic beads then I see no reason why they can't be transferred from one tire to another!
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If you're using the ceramic beads then I see no reason why they can't be transferred from one tire to another!
The bags that hold the beads are designed to break up inside the tire cavity and become loose.
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Centramatic's are being delivered Monday via UPS. 🚍🤠
I have centramitics on the fronts and my rear are being delivered on Monday too. I also have a chrome dually valve stem kit coming soon after. I'll be glad to take the SS extenders off that take forever to air up and they are the weak link prone to fail.
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If you're using the ceramic beads then I see no reason why they can't be transferred from one tire to another!
Here is one of many products available. http://innovativebalancing.com/mobile/
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