Travel Trailer Tire Choice
last fall we had a blowout on our way up to Lake George. We had the original tires on our 2014 Outback 250rs. Which I thought were good tires..at least as far as OEM tires go. the blowout occured...
Forum Discussion
RAMwoodworks wrote:
Tire thread. Great, I have a tire question.
Should I get my tires balanced? They are new and only have the mileage from delivery and the 122 miles I put on them bringing my trailer home.
I only found one article online and the author said trailer tires don't need to be balanced because there is no lateral load on them at speed. Doesn't make sense to me.
If I do pull them off to get balanced where do I put the jackstands on my dual axle travel trailer?
I would get the tires balanced. You are towing at highway speeds. Balancing may reduce vibration, and may help the axles and bearings last longer. May also highlight a tire that is out of round or badly out of balance, which otherwise may not be obvious.
Lots of "may reduce" and "may help" -- Is it critical? No, but for the relatively low shop fee I do it for my camper tires. On my equipment trailers that almost never go on the highway and rarely go over 45mph I don't bother balancing the tires.
