Balancing Trailer Tires - yes or no
Replaced the tires on the trailer yesterday (Goodyear Endurance). After mounting the new tires, the guys were bringing them over to the trailer to install. I asked if they had been balanced and they...
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marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:Right or wrong I have mine balanced on all my vehicle's trucks, motorcycles and RV'S. It doesn't cost that much more. I also have shocks and air ride on the RV.Jay Coe wrote:
No, because the short spring and no shock produces far more vibration than a tire will. This is asked often, and there's a very good explanation out there if you google it. I'm not going to bother searching for it again, but trailer tires do NOT need to be balanced because they are part of an inherently unbalanced system.
Mine has shocks.
Car tires dont NEED to be balanced either, but they are.
More wear and tear on all parts if tires are not balanced.
In my opinion all tires should be balanced, car truck motorcycle trailer etc.....anything that will go over 40 mph.
None of my RV'S were balanced from the factory.
Maybe I can find a old hunter machine to spin balance the whole wheel assembly on the trailer.
