The bigger and badder in the off-road world the better, but when it comes time to go that route there are something things that should be kept in mind. We recently upgraded the wheels and tires on Project Storm Trooper, and when it came time to balance we ran into a problem.

The truck would be getting a set of 17-inch Walker Evans Racing wheels and 35-inch Falken Wildpeak A/T3W. As with any tire install we would mount the tires and take them to the balancer. This is where we ran into a problem.

The wheel and tire loaded onto the machine waiting to be spun.

We put the first wheel on our Ranger balancer, spun it, and the machine called for six ounces of weight for the wheel. Yes, it may seem like a lot of weight, but that is not where the problem was. It was with the fact that the coating on the inside of the wheels would not allow the weights to stick.

This got us to thinking about what to do. Well patience got the best of us, and the wheels and tires went on the truck unbalanced. No major vibrations from any of the tires and a smooth ride lead us to put the thought we were riding on unbalanced wheels aside.

The thought stayed with us, and we wanted to prep for the long run – we wanted balanced tires. We picked up a set of Tyrebeads in hope that we could solve our issue. The idea and concept behind them can be seen in the video below:

Installing the beads was rather simple and for our final test we removed the spare tire off the truck, rolled it into the shop and put it on the balancer. The tire had 14 PSI in it and after a trip on the balancer it called for four ounces. We left the tire on the machine and pulled the valve stem to let all the air out of the tire.

Based on Tyrebead’s chart we had selected eight ounce packets. We cut open a bag placed them in the supplied bottle and then with the clear plastic tube they were fed into the valve stem.

The valve core would be replaced with a spring loaded stem so that the beads would stay in the tire when air was let out. With all the beads in the tire, we refilled the tire to 14 PSI. Swinging the tire back and forth we could hear the beads at the bottom of the tire.

We crossed our fingers and gave the tire another spin. The tire called for the exact same amount of weight. This got us to thinking, about how fast the machine could spin, and that we would not truly see the balancing effect until highway speeds.

Did our test truly show what the beads could do, probably not, but it is something we are looking forward to testing more, especially at high speeds. Stay tuned for a full review on both the wheels and tires. Have you used Tyrebeads or Dynabeads in your tires? Tell us in the comments below!