LT tires on your TT? Let the fight begin
The long Honeymoon just released a blog entry advocating using LT tires not ST. I have to admit I don't even know what brand of tires my TT has on it. They have been problem free. But I have had plent...
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agesilaus wrote:Huntindog wrote:deltabravo wrote:On your tire balancing video... You left out the most important thing.
I'm also an advocate of balancing your trailer tires as I describe in this video
Most trailer rims are NOT hub centric, rather they are lug centric.
What this means is that the large hole in the center is only roughly centered. And it should not be used to mount it to the balancing machine. The shop needs to use a lug plate adaptor in order to balance the tires. Not doing this can actually make them more out of balance than they were before.
Tire shops hate to do this. You gotta ask, and then watch them to be sure they do it. Twice I have caught them not doing it.
Now that's handy info, I'll keep it in mind
You also might check into tire balancing beads. I had them put into new tires, but since I don’t ride in the trailer, I have no idea what effect it has. Things don’t move around much in the trailer, so I’m going with it’s all good.
