Topic: Anybody running golf balls in their tyres? (Read 3540 times)

ferretjuggler · « **on:** December 27, 2010, 11:21:35 PM »

New to me.
They do say you learn something new every day.

http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=132617

Read the first reply.

normalbloke · « **Reply #1 on:** December 28, 2010, 01:20:14 AM »

Golf balls have been well documented to cause major carcass failures. Dynabeads are just stupidly expensive. I use 600g of premium BB pellets in the Mog tyres( 405/70/20) and they work beautifully.

wildrover · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2010, 02:42:36 AM »

Do you need to take the tyre off to put these bb in ....or can you just blast em in with a shotgun...?

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2010, 09:22:03 AM »

weird, never even heard of that, but im all for givin summink stoopid a go next time i change tyres

The Smiths · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2010, 09:29:49 AM »

I run BB pellets in my mudzillas as could not get them balaanced as needed 800gms weight on the rims, about 600gms of BB sorted them

I used .2gm BB's - though next time I'd use more lower grade ones as worked out the big ribs in these tyres stop them moving about as much as they should.

But when you stop it sounds a bit like air brakes as the pellets hit the rim as they fall down

normalbloke · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2010, 09:36:01 AM »

I think the dynabeads can be fitted through a valve stem, or maybe it is their own custom valve stem, which would require at least breaking the bead and sort of defeats the point. I just broke the bead off the Mog tyres and poured them in, but I had 3000x0.2g to lob in. I think I did all 4 tyres for about £20 or so.
May not be everyones cuppa, but it certainly worked for me.
I think Dynabead official site has a chart that lists the recommended weight of beads for a given tyre size
I found it.

http://www.dynabeads.co.uk/auto4x4.php

ferretjuggler · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2010, 12:50:33 PM »

Road Legal in UK/EU? (Dyna Beads or BB pellets)

As for golf balls, well, only in America

normalbloke · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2010, 01:38:11 PM »

Quote from: ferretjuggler on December 28, 2010, 12:50:33 PM

Road Legal in UK/EU? (Dyna Beads or BB pellets)

As for golf balls, well, only in America

Why wouldn't it be? I am sure somebody will pipe up that they cannot find a piece of H&S bullshit or legislation to say it won't kill you on a Tuesday,but then they may well be too busy reading the Daily Wail!

Jeepthang · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2010, 09:53:30 AM »

I ran Dynabeads in my 33's and thought they were great. No problems whatsoever.

Mike Pavelin · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:27:58 PM »

I would've thought there was a possibility that long term in a daily driver all that stuff trundling away inside would start to wear the inside of the tyre carcass.

Nosebolt · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:31:48 PM »

probably a silly question but how would plod know if you had golf balls, BBs or girbals in your tyres?

normalbloke · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2010, 05:41:22 PM »

Quote from: Mike Pavelin on December 30, 2010, 02:27:58 PM

I would've thought there was a possibility that long term in a daily driver all that stuff trundling away inside would start to wear the inside of the tyre carcass.

Didn't seem to be happening. Everything is soo smooth that it just moves about as it needs to with negligible friction. When I changed tyres again, they had done 12k miles with no internal wear, and the BBs were still their original white colour and not marked with rubber.

Mike Pavelin · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2010, 06:21:25 PM »

Quote from: Nosebolt on December 30, 2010, 02:31:48 PM

probably a silly question but how would plod know if you had golf balls, BBs or girbals in your tyres?

Not until the forensic examination after the fatal crash

Bubba · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2010, 07:10:26 PM »

would they not stay static when in motion due to centreefoogal whatsit

Mike Pavelin · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2010, 07:19:56 PM »

Once up to speed I would guess so

Bubba · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2010, 07:24:40 PM »

would water with anti freeze not work far better we used to use balasted tyres years a go for awdc events

The Smiths · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:12:09 PM »

Quote from: V8 Bubba on December 30, 2010, 07:10:26 PM

would they not stay static when in motion due to centreefoogal whatsit

they do - they drop when speed drops to below about 10mph

similar action to balancing powders etc.

did wonder about water

isle of man · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:23:04 PM »

They use water to add weight to the vehicle!!!

Bubba · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2010, 09:07:20 PM »

indeed thats what we did its common with plant but would a litre of water not work the same ?

isle of man · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2010, 09:35:12 PM »

normalbloke · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2010, 09:58:20 PM »

Quote from: isle of man on December 30, 2010, 09:35:12 PM

NO..

Agreed.

Bubba · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2010, 10:00:07 PM »

i dont doubt you for a moment but i dont understand why not the dyna beads work so well due to there fluid like adility to sread in the tyre so wy would fluid itself no work it would not lye in the bottom as you might think

Bubba · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2010, 10:01:44 PM »

o i am not being awkward genuinely curiuos

wildrover · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2010, 11:53:44 PM »

I am told you can also use golf balls for whacking with a stick in order to get em to go down a small hole in the lawn...

Whatever next...

Nosebolt · « **Reply #24 on:** December 31, 2010, 12:02:43 AM »

Quote from: wildrover on December 30, 2010, 11:53:44 PM

I am told you can also use golf balls for whacking with a stick in order to get em to go down a small hole in the lawn...

Whatever next...

thats stupid, next you'll be telling me some Germans have named a car after 'em

Author Topic: Anybody running golf balls in their tyres? (Read 3540 times)

ferretjuggler

normalbloke

wildrover

normalbloke

ferretjuggler

normalbloke

Jeepthang

Mike Pavelin

Nosebolt

normalbloke

Mike Pavelin

Mike Pavelin

normalbloke

wildrover

Nosebolt