Does Trailer Wheel and Tire Combo # LHAW121 Come Balanced
Question:
Do these tire and wheel combos need to be balanced by a local shop or do they come balanced? Maybe this is a non issue for a trailer tire?
asked by: BigJerm
Expert Reply:
The tire and wheel combos we carry like the # LHAW121 are not machined balanced. You can have the tire and wheel combos balanced at a local tire shop if you wanted to but they would need to use a pin plate adapter to do so.
What our tire manufacturers will do is line up the light spot on the tire with the heavy spot on the wheel. This is a type of balancing but not like how car tires are balanced (with weights on a balancing machine).
Trailer tires do not need to be balanced like vehicle tires. It has been found to have little benefit.
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Westlake ST205/75R15 Radial Trailer Tire w/ 15" Silver Mod Wheel - 5 on 4-1/2 - Load Range D
- Trailer Tires and Wheels
- Tire with Wheel
- Radial Tire
- Load Range D
- 205/75-15
- 15 Inch
- 5 on 4-1/2 Inch
- Steel Wheels - Powder Coat
- Westlake
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