JL LIFE are balancing beads a good fit for your jeep? Are balancing beads worth it?

[@jeffmurphy9987]

I run ABC tire beads on my 33s 10 oz each. One of the best mods I’ve ever done. No vibrations at all. These ABC beads are a little different from others. They are actually made from tempered glass with silicone coating. They actually create static and want to stay in place until vibrations cause them to spread and level where needed.

[@jamesmerritt4032]

I think the beads works great, you mentioned slow acceleration and moist climates, I live in Toronto Canada we have wet springs and humid summers and I've never had an issue not to mention I installed them in my motorcycle (CB750) not a crotch rocket but also not a cruiser I have gone from 0 to 100k (60mph) in a matter of seconds I've even done over 200k (125mph) without an issue

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

They have been great to both of us... I’m surprised a lot of people never heard of these thou. Glad to hear they don’t clump in moist areas! I should of specified... the ‘steady acceleration ‘ is more of a big tire thing. 😂 u wild man! 😂 BROTHER! thank you very much for watching!!

[@gerrymatheson4020]

Rule of thumb for quantity of beads per tire is one ounce for every thirteen pounds of assembled tire weight. You can't really put too much in (within reason), but you can end up putting too little in and it being fairly ineffectual. So I would lean toward rounding up. Err on the side of too much rather than too little. I would round it to 1 oz per 10 lbs of assembled wheel weight. Ex - a 100lb wheel would take 10 oz of beads... rather than 8oz using the 1:13 ratio... just my take on it...

[@tazaxx21]

I'm running 375/65R-16 (36x15.50) MTZs on my 2003 Superduty. They weigh 86lbs. At around 40mph it's horrible. The shop that installed my lift and mounted the tires said that's all they could do with them.. Between the BDS lift kit, and the tires and rims, I've got the best of everything.. I don't want to wear it out because they can't get one tire balanced!! I just learned about the beads and I'm going to try it...

[@thelandofmisteroz]

Did it work?

[@RickySlatton]

Any update? Did it work?

[@GOFast-dy4jk]

Beads are awesome. Running 33’s atturo tires. Just take wheel of vehicle. Break one side down, pour beads in and air back up. Took 43 minutes for all tires. Pickup rides great with no vibrations.

[@tedd7028]

I learned over the years that quality wheels and tires need less weight and balance better. You get what you pay for.

[@williamh6547]

Yellow -heavy, red -flat spot, if its single dots no matter the color it lines uo with valve stem, if its red and yellow as your tire its always the red dot goes to valve stem.👍👍

[@gerrymatheson4020]

My understanding is yellow is the lightest part (not heaviest), and red is the tallest part (slightly out of round... not a flat spot)... just the opposite of what you stated...

[@williamh6547]

@@gerrymatheson4020 I mean if that's what you understand this to be, but I e NEVER balanced any tires with weights and I use this method as instructed by manufacturers and I've never had a problem, I'm running 40" mud tires now same way and it's good from 5 mph to 90 👍👍👍

[@RobertMiller-qh5pe]

Love my balance of beds Been running them on my bed locks for a couple weeks 35‘s

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

KILLER!! glad to hear it! When it’s the! correct weight... they are awesome! 🤙🤙

[@JordanHunt-cl9qt]

How many oz’s did you use In your 35s?

[@JustinKingOffroad]

i had balance beads in my 2 door i just traded in, 3 of my 4 tires needed UNDER 10 ounces and would ride smooth as glass. one of my tires needed 18 ounces of weight and i couldn't pin it down. ultimately i got mad and vacuumed them out (i had beadlocks) and went to northridge 4x4 in denver, co and they did a super nice balance. smooth up to 80! so you are right, they are awesome when they work. i kept the beads so i can re-use if needed. one tire needed 3 ounces, 2 needed 6-8 and that one needed 18 lol! and i think my spare took right at 10.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Holy crap! That’s all over the place!! How much did Northridge charge u??

[@JustinKingOffroad]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD I want to say it was $200 in total for 5 tires balanced. I was very happy with that considering I mounted my own bead locks and had been fighting this for months lol!

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

$200 for it being done right... and having a ‘life time balance’ Thts not bad at all! My stickie balance was terrible... I had the worse deathwobble from it...

[@bradcallander7789]

You are correct work well on the Jeep an I decided to also do on the RV an works great I think tire shops do not want to admit so they can keep charging you an get you in the shop to charge an charge

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

I kinda had that thought as well... the dude at discount tried his hardest... I mean HARDEST tryna tell me how bad my Jeep will vibrate at any speed under 65... what a joke... these are great... it’s just important to get the correct weight in there... think they would push these for big tires... as they always griping about how hard it’s to balance with weights.... I hate taking my Jeep to shops... Hahahah Thanks for watching brother.. glad to hear u been enjoying these as well! No need to worry about knocking off amy stickies in Moab 😎😎

[@gerrymatheson4020]

Not all tires have a yellow or red dot. The yellow dot marks the lightest point on the tire (weight) while the red dot marks the tallest part of the tire (height) if the tire is slightly out of round. Molding tires is not a perfect art. Tires don't always come out of the mold perfectly balanced or perfectly round. QC checks all tires to make sure they are within specs. Some tires do come out perfect on weight balance and roundness... in which case they will not receive either dot. If there's a light spot that'll get marked with a yellow dot. If there's a taller spot/slightly out of round that will get marked by a red dot. Some tires might only get one or the other, red or yellow, while some might get both.

[@jpl_419]

Great video, balancing g beads are a great thing never had any problems out of mine. A little tip if you have to put them in again yourself do it from the front side of your rim that's where the drop center is they will go in alot smoother no pry bar needed, and alot of time you can slip the bag in through that way

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

I love KZbin comments! Always get to learn better ways of doing things! 😂🤙 thanks for the advise brother! And thank you for watching! 🙌🙌

[@jpl_419]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD You're welcome, always watch your vids I'm new to the JL life as I'm a TJ guy but my fiance came home with a JL a few months ago that I gotta start building soon

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Lol I won’t lie.... I kinda assumed u had a TJ 😂😂 .... I 100% appreciate having you part of the channel! Any ideas where ur gonna start with her build?

[@jpl_419]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD 😂🤣 guess the Tj part is obvious, first gotta do lift and tires then on to lockers, bumpers and steering upgrade

[@gerrymatheson4020]

Ya, if you can slip the bag in that's the best imo...no loose beads til the tire is all buttoned up... less chance of getting a bead or two stuck in your rim bead and causing a slow leak. The other option would be to use an appropriate sized funnel with 10 or 12 inches of clear vinyl tubing attached and shove that down in the gap and pour them in...

[@rockhumper8843]

As your tread wears down the beads really don’t compensate accordingly.......rotate religiously ...just my to cents ....great video

[@1970scrub]

Great video. I have a Honda VTX 1800 motorcycle that I run a car tire on the back. Due to the issue balancing a car tire on a motorcycle wheel, I have balance beads in it. They have worked great and the increase in miles on the tire has been significant. My next set of tire on the jeep will have the beads in it as well.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

So far... we are both happy with the decision to use these.. thou every time i go to air down... it takes longer then normal for 1-2 tires... it’s always a different tire also.. I don’t want to say it’s the beads.. because misty has the same ones... but has never dealt with this issue... but I haven’t had balancing issues with them 😂🙌

[@amadorbimmen]

Damn not for me I guess, I live off a freeway and usually hit the gas pretty hard on the daily with 37”s on the JKU with 5.33 gears. I have weights and I’ll tell the tire balancer guy to make sure they are super balanced because I drive 80 mph often just to put a little pressure on him to do his best. I’m very happy with weights on my Nitto Mud Grapplers

[@jjames5928]

Bro , was watching because im interested in balancing beads. Then I hear Rio Rancho ... NEW MEXICO in the house 🤣🤣

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Lol, a fellow local I assume?

[@jjames5928]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD close , Grants

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Not far at all 🙌

[@larrymangold1048]

Thankfully my Toyo R/T is a quality tire and balances very easy with little weight.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Yea... these pats are known for not balancing easily

[@mateo85tx]

Watched 1:30 and definitely a Jeep owner 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Just messing around, that was funny.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Glad to hear it

[@boldrbangr9834]

Great info & ditto on the hilarious intro, laughin' keeps me "balanced".....see what I did there

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Pun intended! 😂 glad to her u enjoyed it friend! I love hearing people get a kick out of my lame jokes! 🤙🤙🤙 Thanks for watching!!

[@JordanHunt-cl9qt]

How much weight do they recommend for 35 inch on 20 inch rims ?

[@datsdylan007]

I had fire stone out them in and I’ve done 20 miles on the hw it’s horrible I’m hoping the bags just haven’t broke yet

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

The bag should easily start to break open once going at freeway speeds

[@datsdylan007]

How long did it take for the bag to break?

[@ShockWaveOffroad]

Great video bro, as usual. Been waiting for this follow up on the beads. Being in the tire industry, I understand what causes the balancing issues. Like you stated, after about 45-50 mph, it's not as fun to drive. Keep it up, bro. 💥👊🍻

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

No... it’s not... and being told by tire techs... it’s balanced... this is as good as it gets... then to tell me these would make more problems... I was kinda upset at them... I’m 100% happy with this decision to use these! Thanks for watching brother! 🤙🤙🤙

[@qrawler1245]

Uhhhh.... Not really a good “morning” video to watch. I’ll have to come back later tonight after a few cocktails and finish this one. LoL (Good thing my 35” KM3’s balance up real nice so I don’t have to try all those different beads)

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Hahahah if ur stickies are working well... I say RUN it... nobody could balance my 38s with stickies... my 35s were perfect thou, on stickies.. no complaints... it was the 38s and deathwobble that was from it.. these beads worked great for us! Cocktails advised! It gets weird 😂😂😂

[@jasondevereaux3369]

Bravo!! another fine Franklin project👍👍👍

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Thanks brother! 🙌🥰🙌 we always aim to please!!

[@gregy3660]

Great video , thanks for the update on the beads .I may just have to try them

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Just super important you get the correct weight! But once it’s good... it’s good for the life of the tire! Thank you again for watching! I’m very happy happy with these! One less thing to worry about!

[@bartfart2123]

red dot supersedes the yellow dot. line the red dot up with the valve stem

[@ericthatankn8704]

Tire shops tell you that because they do not want to deal with the mess they make

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Hahha Tht would make sense... i mean how much they complain how hard it gets to balance a 38 inch tire with sticky’s ... u would think they would have some around the shop... I mean my balance was so bad.... I had deathwobble Hahahah Thanks for watching brother!!

[@ericthatankn8704]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD thanks for making me laugh and eventually I'll have my own Jeep waited long enough to finally decide if it would be worth it lol

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Hell yes! That’s not only an amazing, but terrible idea! 😂😂😂 u will love it! Glad to hear u enjoyed this one! 🙌😂

[@dr.michaelbennett8597]

The problem I have encountered with balancing beads is about temp and dew point gradients in the winter. When the dew point inside the tire is lower than outside, moisture in the air n the tire precipitates and falls to the bottom. Then, it freezes and clumps the beads. Obviously, this results in extreme imbalance.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Yea, I guess the other side of tht coin... be unbalanced sometimes... or unbalanced all the time 🤷‍♂️ I went balancing beads for THESE tires because nobody in town could do it right.. and the balancing was terrible...

[@medicoremedic2962]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD can have tires filled with nitrogen like aircraft do, however, kinda spendy if you air up and down for offroad use.

[@medicoremedic2962]

Nitrogen-filled tires are advantageous because nitrogen gas doesn't support moisture or combustion. Compared with ambient air - which contains roughly 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, plus miscellaneous gases - pure nitrogen is an inert, non-flammable gas. per Continental Tires website and the US Air Force is awful fond of Nitrogen.

[@dr.michaelbennett8597]

@@medicoremedic2962 If the nitrogen has been scrubbed of moisture. And, if the facility is actually using nitrogen.

[@officialWWM]

you should try a little antifreeze in there with them.

[@patandjessicasjeepadventur3227]

Great Video alway love the information and laughs dude, one criticism is with video is to never have the sky as your background it always washes out the color in the video aim your camera up higher so it’s even or a little higher, your sound was great even without your mic, keep up the great content you always crack me up but I learn something every time

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

U know... lighting is my worst practice with this channel... I filmed it in the am to be in the shade.... but guess wasn’t good enough 😂 thanks for the feedback.. I’ll try to get better! Definitely appreciate you watching! Glad U enjoyed! Glad I got u to laugh!! 🤙🤙😂

[@Jeep.Generation]

Good info. I never really heard of them until you. I think you like your white wig a bit too much. Haha.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Gotta get my money out of my props bro! Hahahahahaha I gotta say... I really like these...the weights were causing deathwobble and it was horrible! Like BAD.... these fixed it... it’s just super important to get the correct weight inside of them!

[@Jeep.Generation]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD Good tips.

[@clayton203]

Just did it today on a set of 35s km3s, 100 bucks for 4 tires and it’s worse than when I took it in , Almost full tread, got to try something at this point

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

You sure you got the right weight in?

[@clayton203]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD no, I meant that I had went and tried to get them spin balanced again, it cost me 25 a tire, these tireshops just can’t balance these tires rite I’m going to balance beads, tires are to dang expensive for them to not ride rite

[@clayton203]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD ok, I done the counteract bead balancing and I did find out a few more ounces than what they recommended is better, In my situation

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Glad to hear you got it figured out 🙌

[@officialWWM]

My wife has some beads she likes to play with 😂

[@officialWWM]

You can also use engine coolant, it works great!

[@danielattwood3311]

Good vid ! How much do your 38 inch milestar pategonia tyres weigh? I cant find any weights on line .Thanks Danny

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Misty and I plan on doing a tire comparison video at some point... and planned on weighing the tires for tht video...my scale had broken a few months back... and we haven’t replaced it yet 😂 but tht info is coming! I had a hard time finding them on line also......but there are a bunch of different brands and materials used to make these ... i eventually went straight to joe (mentioned in the video) and started asking him questions... he was super helpful and actually took the time to get things right and explain everything about them and my questions.... I was kinda at my ropes end taking it to shops... getting a piss poor alignment and being told “well.... big tires are just hard to balance... they are reading balanced on the machine”

[@danielattwood3311]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD Tyre weighs vary alot between brands , the lighter the better. Trying to source the pategonia tyrs in Australia, it appears only in limited sizes .Looking forward to the tyre vid , Cheers

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

I’ll order a scale soon so I can at least get it weighed for u...🤙🤙 be happy to get u tht information

[@Shannon-xx8tp]

Hey guys would you Doman update on the balance beads in your tires

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Would love to, but changed out my tires since this video 😬😬😬

[@Shannon-xx8tp]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD do you still use beads or did you go back to lead

[@maddencustoms]

Good god 30 min video for 5 min worth of info

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Nothing stopped you from watching 5 minutes and moving on 😘

[@rebelrhino3367]

Wassup bro you have mud terrain tire or all terrain?

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

MTR’s

[@shockerracing]

I just noticed you have a wig hair hanging from your right ear! :0

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Haha realized when I was editing 😂 I didn’t wanna re-film

[@andrewbouchard8521]

AWESOME as always Mo...have you heard how the beads work in the northern states with winter?

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

I have not.... And I’m not even sure if tht “clumping” happens or not... it could of people who didn’t have the correct weight in the tire... these ceramic beads... I don’t see how they would clump if wet...

[@JustinKingOffroad]

I never had a single issue with clumping. And I aired up in the rain (basically 100% humidity) multiple times.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

I couldn’t understand how they would clump... guess I should of threw them in water before putting this last bad in Hahahaha debunk this myth easy!

[@xoxoXoieoxox]

what if i find out the proper weight and just use lead bird shot??

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Hmmm.... guess my concern would be the steel balls eating up the inside of the tire... granted the theory of ur idea would work as far as balancing... Other materials people have used are airsoft beads... even water.

[@xoxoXoieoxox]

@@JLLIFEOFFROAD dont use steel shot use #7.5 LEAD (PB) bird shot =)

[@jeremyfufushnick2965]

@@xoxoXoieoxox or just use air soft bbs

[@xoxoXoieoxox]

@@jeremyfufushnick2965 i just used bird shot it worked ok

[@rockhumper8843]

I’m gonna try centermatic balancer next

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

I tried finding a place willing to do tht out here... everywhere I called said they don’t do it... which is how I landed on the beads... I was just running out of options..

[@6143joshua]

After a year of driving with the beads in are you still happy with them? I have 35’s on my Silverado and got them “balanced” 🧐 and still have a wobble at 45-up. I have heard good things but I’m nervous about it lol

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Iv not had any problem with the beads. Thou 35s should be easy to balance with stickie weights 🤔

[@6143joshua]

JL LIFE OFFROAD I have my tires for 1 1/2 years and the shop before didn’t line the dot up. Idk what else it could be I changer all streering components (tie rods inner outer, ball joints, hubs). Can’t figure out the wobble. Was hoping the tires getting balanced would help but how do I know they did a good job? Thanks for the reply.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Gotcha. I’d say try it if Thts the case.

[@TheVtecdelsol]

Come to NOLA and flash them for beads haha

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Lol More likely to get socked rather then beads 😝

[@MACzerofourtwo]

Wigs and beads ...lol 😀👍

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

😂 if ur laughing it’s a success!! 🤙🤙

[@tomlongbow]

Great Video, I presume that this is a fake Beadlock rim with „decorative“ Bolts that you are running ? With a Beadlock rim ist is way easier. Still smiling about the Intro 👍🏻 Greetings from Germany.

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Yes sir, they just fake bead locks. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video my friend!

[@nicholaswilliams5587]

2 cups of washer fluid, thank me later.

[@JMAN-jh8dj]

Still waiting on my jl life decal hombre lol

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Brother... shoot me an email to [e-mail] Color... address... we will get it done 🤙🤙

[@fatherdeath]

but i kinda like hitting my gas peddle from time to time

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Thts fair 🤷‍♂️ lol

[@joshualuk]

That was interesting, I do have a request though could you wear that wig more often? You're Hot! ha ha......

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

Lmao, I refuse to use sex to get views 😂

[@ProGamerLeague]

Damn bro you talk easy too much

[@patrickconnolly2997]

7:28 I just came

[@TheVtecdelsol]

Sup man! You always losing stuff haha

[@JLLIFEOFFROAD]

🤷‍♂️

[@kmarshall131]

Nope! They don't balance well and destroy the TPMS