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Old 07-17-2015, 11:20 AM
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Default Wheel balancer for F1 rubber tires (F104)

Hello, how do you balance your F1 rubber tires?, Front tires seem to need a good balance very usually.

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Originally Posted by rokosam
Hello, how do you balance your F1 rubber tires?, Front tires seem to need a good balance very usually.

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I haven't balanced them, but if I was going to, I'd just balance them in place on the car. The wheel bearings should be free enough. Some lead tape will work as weights.

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http://shop.dubro.com/p/tru-spin-pro...ncer-qty-pkg-1

You can use a prop balancer. The one linked is the one I used.
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I made one based on magnets with which I think it works the best
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Originally Posted by Roelof
I made one based on magnets with which I think it works the best
Or you could of bought this:
http://www.top-flite.com/accys/topq5700.html

I have used both, they both work very well.
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Originally Posted by chensleyrc1
http://shop.dubro.com/p/tru-spin-pro...ncer-qty-pkg-1

You can use a prop balancer. The one linked is the one I used.
These are great. Versatile. I got one to balance blades for planes and quads, and now use it for RC wheels too. Not cheap but I have gotten so many years of use out of it.
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Originally Posted by chensleyrc1
Or you could of bought this:
http://www.top-flite.com/accys/topq5700.html

I have used both, they both work very well.
With buying there is no fun of creating.....

Then you can go for this one:
http://www.rcmart.com/wheel-balancer...l?cPath=35_292
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i use the g force wheel balancer,works on my f1 and tc wheels
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