Brent and Gina wrote:

Odd. I thought all tire shops balance when they install.

ol Bombero-JC wrote:



Interesting! Sooper is a proponent of GY tires.

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JC

fordsooperdooty wrote:

None of my 7 Jayco tire's had balance weights on them, nor were they needed, as evidenced by no unusual wear patterns, and averaging 30-40,000+ miles before replacements. All were Goodyear Marathon ST's.

I don't believe that I've ever seen a RV Trailer come from the factory with balance weights. One idiot on another forum stated that he puts a Equal packet of sweetner in each tire when mounted and claims "One time balance, all you have to do is rotate."

amxpress wrote:

RV trailer manufactuers buy semi truck-loads of tires. These tires come mounted on rims from the vendor. The vendor receives tires from a distributor and the rims from a distributor. They then mount the tires on the rims, throw them on a boat or truck and ship them to the RV manufactuer or axle manufactuer.
They don't balance them because it takes labor and equipment. This costs money and would cut into their profits; they would pass that cost along to the RV or axle manufactuer.
Bottom line is by not balancing thousands of tires, the vendor saves money and the RV & axle manufactuer saves money. Because people don't ride in their trailer and feel the effect of tire imbalance, the RV manufactuers could care less about balancing.
ALL tire manufactuers say tires should be balanced.

sarman wrote:

Pulled all four of my tires as they were not previously balanced. You should see how much weight got put on for balance. Had to make a difference. BTW - My trailer has four shocks and all four were shot. I am sure the unbalanced tires contributed.

BTW - My shop balances hundreds or rotors and armatures and fans for electric motors. It lengthens bearing life. You'd be foolish IMHO NOT to balance your tires.