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Re: [VAL] centramatic wheel balancers



David, thanks for the feedback on the centramatics. The Dyna Beads are 
actually ceramic beads that are placed inside the tires. At about $10/tire I 
am thinking that it is worth a try but no decision yet!

Scott

> Yes, I and many of my AS friends use the Centramatics.  You can buy them 
> in
> pairs rather than sets of 4.  They really do work. Don't know anything 
> about
> the other brand you have found, but I can say that the CentraMatics are
> extremely well built and have a decades old reputation within the long 
> haul
> trucking industry.  It is only been in the last several years that
> Centramatic went back into making smaller sizes for cars/pickups/trailers.
>
> One thing you need to know is that if you have the AS factory steel rims,
> you need to talk to Tooter Allred at CentraMatics to make sure that you 
> get
> the ones that will mechanically fit inside the rim.  The ones that work 
> just
> fine on all the later model ASs with aluminum rims, WILL NOT FIT inside 
> the
> steel rims.
>
> david