fj12ryder
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You basically can't find anyone who does lug-centric, and it's hard to find anyone who knows what it is. The balance based on the center hole, like capriracer says, and all you can do is hope those brake hubs have the lugs positioned concentric to the center. I wonder if anyone has ever checked. And I honestly have my doubts.
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bucky
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5 POUNDS of weight on each wheel? Let's try 5 ounces!
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NamMedevac 70
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In 17 years I have placed new Goodyear and Maxxis tires on my TT by shops and myself and no wheel or tire balancing was needed. Never any tire wear or problems during those many years. I do not know so called lug centric balancing. My simple RV life has been great fun and rewarding with no complicated equipment, toys, etc. Plain is good and comfortable. Object focus was camping and not Others have gone dus
Cheers to the comfortable good life and 4 Rs
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fj12ryder
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bucky wrote:5 POUNDS of weight on each wheel? Let's try 5 ounces! Yeah, that was an exaggeration, but it was a lot, measured ins square inches, probably 4X6. I took 'em all off before I put them on the trailer. Just couldn't believe it was right. LOL
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fj12ryder
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NamMedevac 70 wrote:In 17 years I have placed new Goodyear and Maxxis tires on my TT by shops and myself and no wheel or tire balancing was needed. Never any tire wear or problems during those many years. I do not know so called lug centric balancing. My simple RV life has been great fun and rewarding with no complicated equipment, toys, etc. Plain is good and comfortable. Object focus was camping and not Others have gone dus
Cheers to the comfortable good life and 4 Rs So you don't balance your car/truck tires either?
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fj12ryder wrote:NamMedevac 70 wrote:In 17 years I have placed new Goodyear and Maxxis tires on my TT by shops and myself and no wheel or tire balancing was needed. Never any tire wear or problems during those many years. I do not know so called lug centric balancing. My simple RV life has been great fun and rewarding with no complicated equipment, toys, etc. Plain is good and comfortable. Object focus was camping and not Others have gone dus
Cheers to the comfortable good life and 4 Rs So you don't balance your car/truck tires either?
As I stated in my comment I was clearly referring to trailer tires KH. Of course my truck tires are balanced at the shop by whatever method they choose. I have had very good service from Walmart, Sams Club and Tires Plus.
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valhalla360 wrote:Are wheel balancing machines able to conduct internet searches for tire size...if they are lug centric?
OMG, thank you!
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Ok, well since no one gives a carp about searching for tires…to be fair it was a silly question anyways.
But not as silly as the ensuing thread jack!
Where do you guys come up with these theories? Is it strictly age related or are these things that you’ve believed even before 401k and Social Security age?
First, the notion that somehow trailer tires and wheels are immune from being out of balance or that being out of balance is somehow ok or better than it is on a vehicle is almost the most counterintuitive thing I’ve ever heard….
But secondly, that A. Lugs and hubs could be so far off that it would perceptibly change how a wheel balances. Or B. That “if” that were the case that somehow balancing would take care of an off center situation (if it were the lugs) similar to an out of round situation with a tire is even funnier. Do you really think that any hub is so far off of where the lugs are, that it will affect the “balance”. Balance being primarily a function of weight differential. If you’re correcting out of round with wheel weights, you probably also believe Les Schwabs is still a good tire store!
And the funniest part is you all jabbering about these 2 things aren’t disagreeing with each other even though you’re at totally opposite ends of the spectrum while mis-interpreting or just plain not understanding something as basic as tire balancing.
To recap, one side believes in the magic fairy who balances trailer tires invisibly (won’t even get into if same people who are anti trailer tire at all costs due to quality even when they’re the best/only option).
And the other side is saying that balancing is so important that the thousandths of an inch, maybe couple hundredths that a stamped or cast hub could be off of theoretical dead center with the lugs (which are stamped or cast by the same method at the same time) will somehow render hub centric balancing ineffective or worse yet, detrimental to the process!
I’m goin to have to chalk all this up to spammers changing your guys’s posts after you post them and magically preventing you from correcting them. Or aliens have abducted you and they’re really smart but we all know aliens don’t have cars or wheels on their spaceships so they’re missing that one key piece of info in the algorithm they’re using to be fully effective imposters while carrying out their alien missions undetected!!
(Far more plausible of an explanation for anyone hailing from Nevada….don’t get your britches in a wad Nam. Not your fault, that’s just where the aliens seem to be spotted the most….idk why. Maybe they too like endless desolate landscapes, gambling and glamorous shows performed nightly by washed up musicians….lol).
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Grit, besides being my hero for that epic post are you a writer/comedian as well?
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NamMedevac 70
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Dirtdog I see from your book length reply that few will read that I am still living rent free in your small little mind and that is most generous of you. I thank you most kindly tho. I just skimmed your long blow hard post as I knew you just had to mention me as usual.
You can't help yourself and keep reading the threads you like to criticize. Unlike me and others your comment provided no helpful insight to the OP for his question but that is you as normal.
Cheers to your long winded blow hard post and self love.
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