Review on 20469C Automotive Light Truck Balancing by John Butler

January 4th 2020 I purchased a box of 4 oz bags of ESCO 20469C leveling beads to fit 6 new Bridgestone R500 tires (235/80/17R) on our Ram 3500 dual and balance 6 tires (235/80/16) on our Grand Design Toy Hauler RV fifth wheel. I put 8 ounces (2 bags) in each of the Ram tires per the attached spec sheet and (1 bag) 4 ounces in each of the RV tires. I ended up having to balance the Ram tire rotation to get rid of the inconsistent shimmy/shudder. When the beads were installed a few times it shook/vibrated and sometimes it didn't. Speed didn't matter, even at 45 mph it didn't ride smoothly, but it did at times. I tried swinging the beads on the track, sometimes it helped but not always. There was no water in the tire and the beads seemed to be gathering at the bottom of the tire and when I removed the beads to level the tires on the ram I noticed there was a lot of static electricity as I saved them with one Spatula. plastic bottle on it. I'm not sure if it was the static electricity that caused them to stick together in the tire or not, but it's the only thing I could think of. After balancing the wheels, they drove great with no shaking or shaking. I've used Equal in the past with great success, but it didn't work for me. I tried everything to get these beads to work but in the end I had to give up and remove them. I think it's too late for a refund but hopefully someone else won't waste money on this product to put on Bridgestone R500 tires. Sid Ciple