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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2022-05-02 7:34 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 4/29/2022 9:48, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >> Michael Trew wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> When you say a "static" balancer, do you mean a bubble balancer? I've   
   >>> seen some used shop equipment come up for sale on FB Marketplace and   
   >>> Craigslist before, still usually out of my preferred price range   
   >>> (cheap).   
   >>   
   >> The problem that anyone who has never worked on cars has with the term   
   >> "dynamic balancing" is they fall prey to the fear-based marketing.   
   >>   
   >> Harbor Freight also sells a crappy bead breaker tool, which isn't   
   >> designed   
   >> for larger tires, but which works for those bigger SUV tires if you put a   
   >> wooden board on it to "extend" its base as you step on the board to keep   
   >> the bead breaker from tipping backward on those larger diameter tires.   
   >   
   > Why is a tire larger than 18 inches ever necessary for a non-commercial   
   > vehicle?  I don't think I've ever had a vehicle (I've owned well over 30   
   > vehicles) with a larger than 15 inch diameter tire.  That includes my   
   > F-150 and C10 trucks.  My '97 Chrysler LHS *might* have had 16" tires,   
   > at the largest.  I hate needlessly large modern trucks and SUV's.   
      
   You mean a 15" diameter WHEEL, don't you?   
      
   :-)   
      
   I'm kind of with you about needlessly large trucks, etc.   
      
   My brother and I at one time each owned a RAM 1500, but mine was a 1998,   
   while his was a 2017 or 2018.   
      
   The difference in size was startling.   
      
   But larger wheels do have their place.   
      
   Larger wheels on high performance vehicles allow for larger brakes, and   
   while larger brakes won't actually stop you any quicker for a single   
   stop, their greater heat capacity will mean they fade less when doing   
   multiple stops/slowings.   
      
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