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
Lynnmor wrote:I am not going to do the math, but the Drum needing 5.5 oz would be less it the weights were at the outer circumference of the tire... Same goes for the tire to a lesser extent... But the math really isn't that critical with the beads. Any extra beads will distribute themselves evenly aorund the tire.memtb wrote:
If we’re concerned about the drum being out of balance....why not use “balance beads”? That should take care of that issue....unless it’s “very” badly out of balance! memtb
Not a believer in those, they need to reorient themselves every time the speed drops to a certain point. I asked the believers this question a long time ago: How many ounces of beads would you add to a tire that is 4 ounces out of balance with a brake drum that is 5.5 ounces out? Never got an answer. This is a real situation that I experienced. I knew the heavy spots on both and mounted with them opposed, so only 1.5 ounces of weight were required. For the bead fans, please calculate the amount needed (hint: it would be between 2 and 14 ounces).
The only downside I have witnessed with beads on one vehicle was a F450 that would shudder at low speeds when the beads were not distributed around the tire...(front tires) It happened briefly when speeding up, and slowing down.
The owner took the beads out and used normal balancing to fix it
