[Beaufort NC]

Research on the internet does not indicate that the usefulness of beads is conclusive. Evidence seems to be anecdotal at best, and there is some thought that there may be negatives, specifically internal damage to tires and warrantee problems.

If you can find someone in your area, why not try tire truing, the old-fashioned method where high spots are shaved from the tires, making them perfectly true. Add a little lead to that, and the tires run wonderfully and wear long past the time they die of dry rot.