You are correct carl n susan that is what my local tire shop(Les Schwab Tire) told me when I had my Geostar G574's mounted and they told me they never balance trailer tires anyway and neither does Keystone from the factory(OR any other RV MFG that I know of) and I have been Fulltiming with them for 4 years now with no problems with uneven wear or ride quality and yes they did put Metal valve stems on them like they do all the trailer tires they mount