Trailer wheel balancing question.
I have a new to me 2009 Komfort TT, 24', towed by a '13 F150 Ecoboost. The trailer has original tires mounted on factory upgrade aluminum wheels. I have put on approx. 3500KM. During the last trip I s...
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TexasChaps wrote:Lynnmor wrote:
I once bought 4 new tire/wheel assemblies for my snowmobile trailer. Even after balancing, the square tires were so bad that they shook the truck. I returned them and bought a different brand of China bombs (only Chinese tires in that size) and that solved the problem.
Finally we have one other person on this forum that understands that trailer hubs and drums are not balanced. Balancing only the tire and wheel is only a feel good exercise, and you may still have a balance issue. I balance the assemblies and have been doing that for many years.
This very reason is why I use beads in my tires, they will balance not only the tire but all the rotating mass..
I have had brake drums that took 5.5 oz. to bring them into balance. When mounting a 4 oz. out of balance tire to that drum, it would require 1.5 oz. to 9.5 oz. to bring the assembly into balance, depending how they are oriented. How many oz. of beads would I add?
I find the heavy spot of the drum and the heavy spot of the wheel/tire and then mount them opposite, then balance the assembly.
