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JohnnyNorthland's avatar
Apr 26, 2016

Tire pressure sensors ballance tires?

I am adding a tire pressure monitoring g system to my new rev and tow dolly/car. Does anyone know if when the sensors are added to the tires do you have to get the tires re-ballanced?

thanks
  • Just give it a try with them and see if it vibrates. The front wheels on my E450 are fairly sensitive to balance (rebalancing needed). If they need it they'll tell you.
  • Thank you all. I was a mechanic in my younger years and I do know every ounce accounts for balancing, however, some large truck tires contain beads in them that continuously balance the tire. Not Shute if RV tires have the same?
  • j-d's avatar
    j-d
    Explorer II
    samven1 wrote:
    I put the TST system on my RV and did not notice any difference. I would not expect any in the rear because the valves on each wheel are 180 deg from each other so they should cancel out, but was worried about the fronts but I cant feel any vibration.


    I didn't add TPMS, but this is the same way I see the even heavier Custom Valve Stems. At 180* apart, I never felt the rears would be an issue. That said, I didn't replace the front Valves with Custom, but for the front, the slightly longer Brass stem doesn't weigh noticeably more than the standard chrome-over-steel-or-brass one.

    But - Please don't add any significant weight (like extenders) to RUBBER valve stems on your RV. The weight and vibration will cause any non-metal stem to worry into failure right at the rim.
  • I haven't noticed any difference since adding sensors to my travel trailer tires. The sensor are so light weight, I can't see them making any difference.
  • I put the TST system on my RV and did not notice any difference. I would not expect any in the rear because the valves on each wheel are 180 deg from each other so they should cancel out, but was worried about the fronts but I cant feel any vibration.
  • I have had them on two different RV's and two different cars and never had the wheels rebalanced !
    Good Luck