Designed for 15" - 20" truck tires, these beads increase the life of your tires by keeping them balanced automatically. Easily install through valve stem.
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Specs:
| 1/2-Ton Pickup Truck Fits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wheel Size | Tire Size | |
| 16.5" | 12-R16.5 | |
| 17.5" | 9.5-R17.5 10-R17.5 11-R17.5 | 225/90-R17.5 205/80-R17.5 225/80-R17.5 |
| 18" | 7.50-R18 | |
| 3/4-Ton and 1-Ton Pickup Truck Fits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wheel Size | Tire Size | |
| 15" | 9-R15 10-R15 | |
| 16" | 11-R16 | |
| 16.5" | 12-R16.5 | |
| 17" | 285/75-R17 305/70-R17 315/70-R17 | 355/70-R17 375/65-R17 375/65-R17 |
| 17.5" | 9.5-R17.5 10-R17.5 11-R17.5 | 225/90-R17.5 205/80-R17.5 225/80-R17.5 |
| 18" | 7.50-R18 375/60-R18 | 395/60-R18 |
| 20" | 325/75-R20 | |
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How Counteract Tire Balancing Works
Once your tire begins to roll, the beads will get distributed around its interior thanks to centrifugal force. As the wheel continues to spin, the heavy spot in your unbalanced tire will pull up and down on your vehicle's suspension. This will cause the beads to shift in the opposite direction of that pull. The beads will continue to migrate until there are enough of them on the opposite side of the heavy spot to balance your tire.Before Installing Counteract
After Installing Counteract
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hello everybody, this is Jeff with etrailer.com. Today we're going to take a look at this Counteract single eight ounce bag of tire balancing beads. Now these Counteract Balancing Beads are the economical way to balance your tire and wheel summary for the lifetime of your tire. These beads are designed to be installed inside your tire. Did wanna zoom in and show you up close. Basically when you receive this bag, what you'll do is tear off the top, which I've already done, and then dump out the insights.
And basically what you'll get on the inside, is you'll get this eight ounce bag of balancing beads. You'll get this vortex valve core, and you'll get this two choices of self-sealing valve caps, either this self-sealing cap or this double seal flow through cap. Now these beads are made of coated glass spheres. The balancing beads will not cause damage to the inner-liner of your tire. They won't clump regardless of excess moisture, and they are TPMS compatible.
They are environmentally friendly construction, they are reusable, recyclable. And how these Counteract beads work, just want to show you, if you look at that little insert there it shows you when they're installed in the tire as you go along as it's moving. Basically what happens is when your tire begins to roll this bag of break on the inside of the tire and the beads will get distributed around the interior of the tire, thanks to centrifugal force. And as that wheel continues to spin, the heavy spot in your unbalanced tire will pull up a down on the vehicle suspension, and this will cause those beads to shift in the opposite direction of the pull. And the beads will continue to migrate until there is enough of them on the opposite side of the heavy spot, to balance out your tire.
Now these tire balancing beads continuously and automatically readjust the balance of your trailer, truck or off-road tire. They do reduce the vibration and ensure even where to increase the life of the tire. They'll even improve fuel economy, and they are an easy installation, you just put this bag into the inside of the tire when it's removed from the wheel, or you could inject the beads into the valve stem. These beads will remain inside the tire, they won't come loose to contaminate the environment and they won't cause any damage to your wheels. One note I do want to mention, is if your tire has internal TPMS sensors, you will need to break down the tag and install these beads.
Application for this eight ounce bag is 14 and a half inch to 17 and a half inch trailer tires, 15 inch to 22 and a half inch truck tires and 15 inch to 16 and a half inch off-road tires. Now to order the correct amount of beads needed for your application, you'll get the size of the tire from the sidewall on the trailer of the vehicle, and then match it to the tire size listed on the product page for that size of bag of beads. So on this one it's an eight ounce bag, and on the product page it'll list all the tire sizes it works on. They do make many different size of beads, they do all the way from about a four ounce all the way up to about a 20 ounce bag. Now in order to reduce the possibility of valve leaks, the use of this Counteract valve core, and either one of those metal caps is recommended in place of the original valve core and cap, and these are included in every bag of the beads. And as we mentioned the beads are TPMS compatible, they are made in the USA, and this is for quantity of one bag of beads for one tire. But that should do it for the review on the Counteract single eight ounce bag of tire balancing beads..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (58 Customer Reviews)
Designed for 15" - 20" truck tires, these beads increase the life of your tires by keeping them balanced automatically. Easily install through valve stem.
I love them. Went on a trip from Buffalo, N.Y. To Branson, Missouri and the ride was as smooth as could be. No vibration at all at speeds up to 90 miles an hour..
I definitely will use them again.
Great product, works good, order arrived quite a bit late unfortunately, but thats not etrailer's fault.
Counter Act balance beads are an excellent product, I have used them in my motorcycle tires for years. This is the first time I have ordered a set for truck tires.
Best way to keep your trailer tires balanced and not need rebalancing later.
Counteract beads are a great product. Works past my expectations. Plus you don't see the wheels weights. Much cleaner look. Thanks Etrailer
Was impressed how well the beads work.
Was pleased with the packaging and shipping from etrailer. Would order again.
Counteract Tire balancing beads is a excellent product. Can't say enough on how good it works! No more losing weight, especially the stick on type. Beads reside inside tire and works great. Package arrived and packaged well. Thanks ETrailer!!
Balance beads do not work in jeep wheels! I even called the manufacturer to make sure I was using the correct amount for my application.
Counteract beads are the way to go for me. Great product. Plus you don't see wheel weights on outside of wheel. Thankyou Etrailer
quick service! Great Price
Product arrived fast and exact. Thsnks
I have a 1970 VW van with 14" wheels that most shops can't balance because they lack the adapter ring to fit the wheels. Looking for options I found Tire Balancing Beads, with this kit being the best option for me, providing not just the beads in correctly sized pouches for each tire, but all the tools necessary to install them. That process was super easy. This low-tech solution was perfect and the beauty is, the beads last for the lifetime of the tire -- no worry about weights falling off. The price for the full kit was less than bead-only costs from most other retailers.
Got what I paid for and in a timely manner no hassle
Fast shipping!!!
This system did not work on my gmc retain or series pickup. The fire monitor in the valve stem seems to impede the head flow. Wish that was mentioned in description. Now I'm stuck with an expensive tool that does not meet my needs.
Works as advertised
Good tires for price, used on car dolly, exact replacement, no issues at all so far
I have used balance beads in many kinds of tires (trailer,truck,car,van) and always get way more miles and better wear from my tires . Highly recommend !!!
WARNING on the packaging on these - each outer bag contains an inner bag of beads + a valve stem + a valve cap + a valve extension. The valve parts are just loose inside the outer bag. Problem is, it wasn't clear that the valve parts are even included with the product, and on 3 of the 4 I received, the inner bag was broken. The inner bag was broken on the first one I opened, so not knowing any better, I just dumped the whole thing in the tire and sealed it up, not realizing I had sealed up valve parts in my tires! The second one I opened had in intact inner bag, so I realized my mistake. I had to break the bead on the first tire to get the valve parts out! I haven't driven on them yet, so not sure how well they work, but thought folks she be forewarned about the packaging issue.
Excellent tool! We use this often to install bead balancing on preassembled tires on trailers and trucks. It does have a learning curve (cant feed it too fast) but once you figure it out, it is perfect for the job. Just ordered a replacement in Aug '22, the replacement came preassembled and the hoses were backwards, a simple fix.
Very easy to use. Cannot rush the installing of the beads through the valve stem.As they will log jam up. Slow and stead fill with positioning the valve stem at the bottom of the wheel. Not sure if this would work well with TPMS wheel sensors. Would probably be better to have the tires broken of their beads by a automotive shop and put in that way.
Super fast shipping - same day. Definitely recommend this site for the best prices and expertise on the products they sell.
I use them on every tire I change!
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