Are Trailer Wheel and Tire Packages Available Pre-Balanced

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Do your tire and wheel packages come balanced? If not, is it an option?

asked by: Steve

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Helpful Expert Reply:

Our wheel and tire packages such as the # AAM32001HWTB you'd looked at do not leave our facility balanced, as we don't have the equipment to balance them.

You can have the wheel/tire balanced locally if you wish but having the tires perfectly balanced on a trailer isn't as crucial as it is on a passenger vehicle, as trailers don't have steer or drive axles.

If you choose to have them balanced, remember that many trailer wheels are centered by the position of the lug bolts (these wheels are lug-centric) and not the center bore of the wheel. If your wheels are hub-centric, for best results have them balanced using a pin plate adapter. This mimics the way a lug-centric wheel is mounted to a hub.

expert reply by: Mike L

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Answer 1

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The tire/wheel combinations that we sell, such as Loadstar ST225/75D15 Bias Trailer Tire with 15-inch White Wheel #AM3S870, are not fully dynamically balanced like an automobile tire/wheel. However, when mounted together the tire's low spot and…

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Answer 3

Because trailer axles do not steer, it is nowhere as crucial that trailer tires be balanced. On a passenger vehicle, the vibration caused by an out of balance tire is immediately evident. For a trailer, most people wouldn't notice it. The wheel…

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The Karrier ST225/75R15 Radial Tire with 15" Hi-Spec Aluminum Wheel part #AM32684 uses Kenda tires which are made overseas as with roughly 95% of all trailer tires on the market. That said, they are still great options offered with a 1-year…

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Answer 5

The pre-mounted combinations of trailer wheels and trailer tires that we offer are given a degree of balancing by the distributor but not a full dynamic balance on a balancing machine as passenger car tires require. I will explain. Wheels and tires…

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Answer 6

The difference between an load range C and load range D tire in the same size is the capacity and psi rating. The two tires will still have the same dimensions and fit on the same wheel. The D rated tire has a higher capacity. For a ST175/80D13 like…

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Answer 7

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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Answer 8

The three most common lug stud sizes for a trailer are 1/2"-20, 9/16"-18, and 5/8"-18. In order to make sure you get the correct lug nuts you need to measure the lug studs on the trailer now as we have no way to look this up for…

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Answer 9

You can add larger wheels and tires to a trailer as long as you have enough room for the larger size. The main clearance issues we find when putting larger tires and wheels on a trailer is from the top of the tire to the fender and from the inside…

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Answer 10

Good morning, Cliff. As of today (3/27/24) we are expecting the #KE33JR tire/wheel combo to be in stock in about 2 weeks. Hopefully this means we can take our own pictures and put them on the site within maybe about 3-4 weeks from now. What I can…

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Answer 11

I do have some options for you but there isn't a plug under the dash for a trailer brake controller on a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse. Therefore, if you want to use a traditional dash mounted trailer brake controller you must hardwire which requires…

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