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Airsoft BBs installed today, wow... smooooth [message #346457]

Wed, 14 August 2019 18:50

RF_Burns

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I had a thread about the Centramatic wheel balancers which have great reviews on-line but are expensive. Ken Burton and Ken Henderson promoted the Airsoft beads rather than the more expensive commercially available balancing beads.

So today I spent $14.99 + tax, less my Canadian Tire credits = ~ $10.00 on some Colt 0.20g polished airsoft BBs. I tried to break the bead myself, but after an hour on the first one, I took the last 5 wheels to a local garage who did it for FREE while I waited!

I installed 4oz in each tire, re-installed then went for a road test... and WOW! I brought it up to 70mph on the speedometer (which is really 75+mph)and not a hint of vibration! I've had CounterAct beads in the past but they were never this smooth.

Thanks To KenB and KenH for promoting the Airsoft beads, they work wonderful!!

Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
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Re: Airsoft BBs installed today, wow... smooooth [message #346528 is a reply to message #346457]

Fri, 16 August 2019 16:42

Steve

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Bruce,
You can add Ken Frey to the list of Kens that recommend them. He added them to my tires 7 years a go and they run as smooth as glass. Yikes, 7 years ago, time to replace tires?

1978 GMC Royal
Eastern Pennslyvania
1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black

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Re: [GMCnet] Airsoft BBs installed today, wow... smooooth [message #346531 is a reply to message #346528]

Fri, 16 August 2019 17:13

Ken Henderson

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I guess that makes if official (and dooms them): The KKK approves Airsoft
Beads. :-(

Ken H.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 5:43 PM Steve Adams via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> Bruce,
> You can add Ken Frey to the list of Kens that recommend them. He added
> them to my tires 7 years a go and they run as smooth as glass. Yikes, 7
> years
> ago, time to replace tires?
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> 1978 GMC Royal
> Eastern Pennslyvania
> 1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
> 1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
> 1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
> 1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black
>
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Re: Airsoft BBs installed today, wow... smooooth [message #346552 is a reply to message #346457]

Sat, 17 August 2019 08:31

RF_Burns

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No worries KenH, I'll be promoting them too so that makes it KKKB approved.

These are the ones I used and still have about 1/3 bottle left over.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/colt-premium-airsoft-bbs-20-g-5000-ct-1759003p.html#srp

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