[s-cars] Wheel balancing 101

[Marc Gorelick]

Wouldn't the sand just fall to the bottom of the tire when you stopped...or 
even slowed down a lot? The sand would have to 'magically' even itself out 
after every traffic light.

The whole thing sounds unlikely.

Then again, what do I know?

Marc


At 12:49 PM 11/18/2004 -0700, Bob DG wrote:
>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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