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 ...
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Huntindog 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 around the tire.
The 5.5 oz. mentioned was needed at the normal location on the wheel. I presented this to show the fallacy of dumping a substance in a tire in the hopes of getting perfect balance. Since nobody checks the drum balance and has no clue where the heavy spot on the tire or drum is located, they have no idea of the amount required.
I static balance the assemblies or use my strobe on the vehicle to get them right.
