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{ "forumId": 23230, "postTypeId": 1, "postType": "Forum", "forumTitle": "ACTIVE WHEEL BALANCERS", "forumContent": "Have any of you tried Active Wheel Balancers to prevent un-even tire wear, unnecessary wear on shocks, suspension, and decrease fuel consumption? http://www.centrabalance.com/centra/", "forumContentHtml": "Have any of you tried Active Wheel Balancers to prevent un-even tire wear, unnecessary wear on shocks, suspension, and decrease fuel consumption? <a href=\"http://www.centrabalance.com/centra/\">http://www.centrabalance.com/centra/</a>", "thumbUrl": "", "dateAdded": "2011-08-19T16:06:35Z", "lastPost": "2011-08-19T16:06:35Z", "views": 2227, "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "messageCount": 3, "premiumOnly": 0, "isfeatured": 0, "showInDays": -100, "showDate": "", "forumLink": "", "youtubeVideoId": "", "approved": 1, "active": 1, "alias": "active-wheel-balancers", "forumUrl": "https://www.bulkloads.com/forum/active-wheel-balancers/", "userId": 3289, "firstName": "Forum", "lastName": "Questions", "companyName": "BULKLOADS", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Springfield", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 98, "userLikes": 0, "replies": [ { "replyId": 21614, "content": "Haven't heard of that brand however i do use wheel balancers on my steers from centramatic. http://centramatic.com/Home.aspx had troubles with steer tires with uneven wear and cuppin out around 50,000 miles even with them being balanced. Last set of steers i put on i didnt have the wheels balanced and put the centramtics on and tires are wearing nice an even with better than 70,000 on them.", "contentHtml": "Haven't heard of that brand however i do use wheel balancers on my steers from centramatic. <a href=\"http://centramatic.com/Home.aspx\">http://centramatic.com/Home.aspx</a> had troubles with steer tires with uneven wear and cuppin out around 50,000 miles even with them being balanced. Last set of steers i put on i didnt have the wheels balanced and put the centramtics on and tires are wearing nice an even with better than 70,000 on them.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-05-01", "dateAdded": "2011-08-19T23:29:55Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 4427, "firstName": "JASON ", "lastName": "WHITAKER ", "companyName": "WHITAKER TRANSPORT CO LLC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "CLOVERDALE", "state": "IN", "userCommentCount": 1, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [ "http://centramatic.com/Home.aspx" ], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21615, "content": "Some of you might think that I'm just a Redneck when I tell you this, but I put 2 golf balls in each steer tire, have been doing this since 99, haven't had a problem with the inside of the tire neither! It has to be 2, they will find the dip inside the tire and ride perfectly. No steerin wheel ratching, I do try to have my truck aligned at least once a year, sometimes it would be better if you could do it at least twice a year, the roads have fallen apart, and our great leaders in the big WHITE house can't stop dippin into the road fund for other means, like putting it into their pockets, sorry that's another subject! Try the golf balls, you will be surprised how much you gain in mileage on the steers, I even got them in my drives also.\n", "contentHtml": "Some of you might think that I'm just a Redneck when I tell you this, but I put 2 golf balls in each steer tire, have been doing this since 99, haven't had a problem with the inside of the tire neither! It has to be 2, they will find the dip inside the tire and ride perfectly. No steerin wheel ratching, I do try to have my truck aligned at least once a year, sometimes it would be better if you could do it at least twice a year, the roads have fallen apart, and our great leaders in the big WHITE house can't stop dippin into the road fund for other means, like putting it into their pockets, sorry that's another subject! Try the golf balls, you will be surprised how much you gain in mileage on the steers, I even got them in my drives also.<br />", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-06-06", "dateAdded": "2011-08-21T17:26:46Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 1755, "firstName": "WILLIAM", "lastName": "BRUCE", "companyName": "WILLIAM S BRUCE", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "WINNFIELD", "state": "LA", "userCommentCount": 21, "userLikes": 16, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 } ], "userDislikes": 0, "signUpDate": "2010-12-07", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "links": [ "http://www.centrabalance.com/centra/" ], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0, "iSubscribe": 0 }

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Posted on Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:06 PM CST in Springfield, MO