Powder Balancing

[George Lowry]

Hi Jon,

There are at least two different "powder" materials that are used for
balancing of tires. The one I am familiar with is "Equal". I have
used it on two coaches so far and I believe it is superior to the
Centromatics balancers that I used to have. What they do is put a
measured amount in your tire in a package. The package disintegrates
in a couple of hundred miles and then you have complete usage. As the
tire turns, the powder redistributes itself so as to keep the
tire/wheel in balance. I have bee told that is also tends to keep the
tread flatter against the road surface giving you better traction.

To my knowledge, Equal is only available for the larger truck/bus
tires. I have been told that they are working on a formula that will
work on the smaller (more turns per mile) tires for cars. The other
brand, which I cannot remember the name of right now, claims that
theirs will work in any size tire. It sure is nice not having to
rebalance every so often...

BTW, I have Equal in all eight tires.

George Lowry
'95 WBDA 4203 & GM 4106 (for sale)
Spearfish, SD

Jon wrote:

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