[s-cars] Wheel balancing 101

[Bob DG]

Really big 4x4 tires are filled with sand, as sticking weights to a wheel to 
balance a huge tire would not work. You'll bounce down the road for the 
first few miles until the sand distributes itself in the tire.

>From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
>To: Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org>, s-car-list at audifans.com,Quattro list 
><quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Wheel balancing 101
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:01:07 -0800 (PST)
>
>Since when did you start going to Mexico to get your tires
>mounted/balanced?
>
>Let me guess, this magic powder was white right?
>hmm magic powder, drive back to the states. Car gets stolen, or tires
>do atleast....Bob is never heard from again.
>
>I think I'd pass on the powder route! :-)
>
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>--- Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Y'all,
> >
> > I took my new snow tires to my local tire shop for mounting and
> > balancing.  While there I was told of a powder substance which can be
> >
> > placed inside a tire and which will provide automatic perfect
> > balancing as
> > you drive.  If this actually works, and it sounds like it might, it
> > may be
> > a very good development.  I was given no name for the stuff.
> >
> > Does anyone have any knowledge of this?  Any BTDTs?
> >
> >
> > Bob
> > Random Bushism: "Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it
> > hemispheric
> > in nature because it is a product that we can find in our
> > neighborhoods."
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