all right.....it is a fluid or 'stuff' that spreads around in the tire to
accomplish or facilitate balance.
if it's working for you.........great.

I used something like this a time or two about 30 years ago.
somehow......in the 300 tires I've had mounted and balanced since
then...........
I've never felt that I was missing anything without a tire balancing fluid
or material installed.

you should have a few things to think about now with the posts you've gotten
back.
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel VanderKwaak" <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: front end vibration

> Equal reference:
>
> http://www.expeditionexchange.com/equal/
>
> I used Equal for a number of years in a previous set of tires (BFG
> AT/KO), with no issues, and my local install shop uses it as well. The
> folks at EE use is for Land Rover applications.
>
> The vibration shows up as speed increases, noticeable in the steering
> wheel.
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> hi,
>> what's 'equal tire balancer' ??
>> is that a tire balancing fluid ? .............if anyone has even ever
>> HEARD
>> of tire balancing fluid.......there is or was such a thing.
>> so what is 'Equal tire blancer' ?
>>
>> always check wheel rims for out of round, and dents.
>> The obvious thing is to rotate tires front to back........as a test,
>> which
>> apparently you did.
>> Also exammine tires extra carefully for 'tread separtation'
>> ...........( ! )
>> and flat spots, and out of round.
>> ( I have a front hub rigged up on a work bench .........
>> with no bearing seals in it, and WD-40 to lube the bearings, so it turns
>> extra easily .........
>> this makes a great tester for rims and tires mounted on rims for checking
>> roundness, thread separation, and flat spots.
>> it also makes a crude bt passible balancer..............
>> you just let the whee/tire turn gently until it stops with the heavy spot
>> down......
>> then you add weights on both sides of the rim opposite of that.
>> Not saying this is perfect, but will get you in the ball park, and sure
>> make
>> it easy to check roundness and basic balance.
>>
>> does the vibration show up in the steering wheel, or the body ?????
>>
>> does gently swearing at 35 mph change or affect the vibration ?
>> At what speed does the vibration start ?
>>
>> scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel VanderKwaak"
>> <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:49 AM
>> Subject: front end vibration
>>
>>
>>> Hello collective wisdom,
>>>
>>> I've had an intermittent vibration in front right side of my van (91
>>> 2wd multivan) since returning home from the Buses in Ruins trip last
>>> fall. I finally pulled the entire thing apart this weekend and the
>>> bearings, etc all looked good, so I repacked with grease and put it
>>> back together; and the vibration is, if anything, worse than before.
>>> So, next steps are looking at (1) rotor warp and (2) tire balance.
>>> Anything else I should be looking at?
>>>
>>> For clarity, I rebuilt the entire front end last fall, before the
>>> trip, including new joints, upgraded springs (GoWesty), a set of
>>> Overland big brakes (from VolksCafe), and a set of new tires (Pirelli
>>> ATR, with Equal tire balancer). So, there were a  lot of changes, but
>>> the van drove without issue on a Sierra test run, and had no issues on
>>> the way out to Utah. I previously had a set of BFG KO's with Equal,
>>> and there were no balancing issues; I've also rotated the tires since
>>> returning from Utah.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Joel
>>
>>