Tire Balance
So i am about to go buy some new tires for my 5th wheel, and tire shop is saying dont bother pay to have them balanced , its not necessary. What does everybody do here? They are for 29ft 5th wheel ...
Forum Discussion
The more I think about balancing trailer wheels , and reading this thread ,the more I question the wisdom of doing so . I never balance utility trailers . And I know for a fact I’ve never had a fifth wheel balanced lug centric , always hub centric . Although none of them have been steel wheels .
This bit from North American Trailer MFG on the issue;
NATM clicky
Lots of new gen tire dealers out here that don't deal with very many customers with road trailers and haven't learned from their customer base what works best for trailers that see lots of hiway miles. Most of their customers are folks like lawn service trailers or rv owners that never actually wear a tire out before they time out. When you put 50k-55k miles on a set of tires and use maybe two sets a year you soon learn about EXPERIENCED truck tire dealers vs a new guy tire shop down the street.
