Thread: Be Tire Smart
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Old 05-27-2009, 01:35 PM   #15
sreigle
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On our three Montanas I've found the same as skypilot. When the shop uses hub centric balancing they always say the rims are out of round and the tires as well and they can't accurately balance them. So now I always tell them to use lug centric balancing. If they give me a blank look, I go elsewhere.

Lonnie and Glenn and any other tire people, I've been told a couple of times that trailer rims are not manufactured to have the hole dead center since those rims are not centered by the hub when mounted to the trailer and that's why lug centric balancing of trailer tires is the only accurate method. I do not have the expertise to say that's true but it sounds reasonable to me. Based on earlier posts in this thread I think you agree with that? Thoughts? Thanks.
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