Tire Balance

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83trekker wrote:
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.
memtb
What does everybody do here? They are for 29ft 5th wheel 225-75-15

We have a total of 4 trailers, including a small, single axle utility trailer.....all have balanced tires! Non-balanced tires, put a lot of unnecessary abuse on the suspension components....as well as creating excessive tire wear! Out of balance tires also transmits additional shock to the camper....potentially shortening it’s life expectancy! Balanced tires, simply makes makes life better for the entire camper!

Definitely balance

I've had brake drums out of balance so bad that it took an additional 5.5 oz at the wheel rim to bring the rotating assembly into balance. You may improve the balance or make it worse depending on the balance and accuracy of the cheap brake drum. I balance the rotating assembly. Unless you check the entire assembly, it is just a feel good thing and gives folks a chance to talk about it.

If it's recommended to balance car tires, I cannot for the life of me understand someone suggesting it's not needed on trailer tires.

balance them

Balance them.

Your shop isn't exactly wrong. Balancing is for better handling and consistent road contact. Which isn't a big deal on a trailer. But it is still worth doing it to reduce wear on suspension components and reduce vibration in your living space. On some trailers we wouldn't care about those things, but on an RV, we do.

I balance mine, just be aware that many, (most?) trailer tires are lug centric and not hub-centric. So they will have to be able to balance them with the lugs and not the hub. Many car tire places don't have the adaptor to do that.

Get them balanced, why wouldn't they need it?
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