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Spin off - Trailer tire & rim - where to buy
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:43 am
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:43 am
I was picking up my utility trailer yesterday and when I chocked the wheels I thought does anyone get their utility trailer or boat trailer tires balanced.
I guess it would gave to be really bad to even notice.
I guess it would gave to be really bad to even notice.
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Posted on 9/14/19 at 10:33 am to Nicky Parrish
Trailer tires do not have to be dynamically balanced like passenger car tires do since a trailer tire's primary duty is supporting a vertical load. Steering and cornering concerns apply less to trailer tires. Passenger car tires on the other hand benefit from being fully balanced since passengers might otherwise feel the irregularities at higher speeds.
You certainly can have your trailer tires fully balanced if you wish, but this is not essential. If you buy new tires for a set of rims, you can have them balanced. If you do balance trailer tires, remember that many trailer wheels are centered by the position of the lug bolts (these wheels are lug-centric) and not by the center bore of the wheel. To get the best tire balance for lug-centric wheels, you should have them balanced by a shop that uses a pin plate adapter. This mimics the way a lug-centric wheel is mounted to a hub and will result in the best balance.
You certainly can have your trailer tires fully balanced if you wish, but this is not essential. If you buy new tires for a set of rims, you can have them balanced. If you do balance trailer tires, remember that many trailer wheels are centered by the position of the lug bolts (these wheels are lug-centric) and not by the center bore of the wheel. To get the best tire balance for lug-centric wheels, you should have them balanced by a shop that uses a pin plate adapter. This mimics the way a lug-centric wheel is mounted to a hub and will result in the best balance.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 11:51 am to WPBTiger
WPBTiger
Thanks for that very informative response.
Didn’t think balancing was needed. I’ve never seen any balanced. Now I know why.
Was just something that crossed my mind.
Do you own a tire shop? Might have to send my business your way.
Thanks for that very informative response.
Didn’t think balancing was needed. I’ve never seen any balanced. Now I know why.
Was just something that crossed my mind.
Do you own a tire shop? Might have to send my business your way.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 4:10 pm to WPBTiger
Keep equal pressure in all of the tires and the trailer will not sway.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 2:55 pm to Yewkindewit
quote:And if you have tires with adequate sidewall rating. Learned the hard (expensive) way many years ago with dual axle trailer hauling heavy work boat.
Keep equal pressure in all of the tires and the trailer will not sway.
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