Thread: Wheel Balance
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Old 02-20-2010, 01:55 PM   #14
sreigle
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Ratfink11, be sure to tell them they must balance using a lug centric adapter that holds the wheel to the balancer by the lug holes. Unlike car and truck wheels, trailer rims cannot be properly centered using the large center hole. If they use that hole and can "balance" it at all on the balancer, it likely will be way out of balance on the rig. They may even tell you, if they use the center hole, that the rim and/or the tire are out of round. Not so. Just tell them to use a lug centric adapter. Most places of any size with a balancer will have the adapter.
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