Do Trailer Wheel and Tires Need to be Balanced

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Is it recommended that your trailer tires be balanced before using? I see no mention of that in your advertising. Considering purchasing 2 of these 12X5.3 tires for a 2005 Fleetwood Tucson camper.

asked by: Jeff B

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Trailer wheel and tires don't really need to be balanced. Some people go ahead and still do it but the benefits are hard to notice and since trailers suspension is pretty harsh the weights typically end up bouncing off. I wouldn't mess with it honestly. I'd just mount the # AM30859 to your trailer and you'd be good!

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Hey Lee, so in general the radial tire construction is preferred over the bias ply. You'll get a more stable ride and generally a little less heat build up. If you will be under the weight and speed capacity of your current tires I think…

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We have two trailer wheel and tires that are a 5.30-12 Load Range D mounted on a wheel with the part #AM30861 for a galvanized wheel or the part #AM30859 which is a white painted wheel.

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I believe you mean Load Range since the Load Ranger was the unsuccessful brother of the Lone Ranger. For any given tire size there can be different load ranges. The different load ranges have different weight capacities. This has to do with the…

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Due to the age of your 96' Coleman pop up and there being a few different versions it's hard to say exactly what size you have, but we did have a guy with a 97' come tell us he had the tire size 5.30-12 mounted on 5 lug wheels so I'll…

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The 5 means that the wheel is 5 inches wide from bead to bead (not overall width). The J indicates the design of the wheel bead seat but it is nothing you need to be concerned with as this is the most common shape for all trailer tires. To measure…

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On a single axle using 2 of the Kenda 5.30-12 Bias Trailer Tire with 12 Inch White Wheels, #AM30859, the combined weight carrying capacity of the tires would be 2,500 pounds. You would need to add in the weight of the boat, trailer, and anything on…

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Hey Tom, I attached a link to this page that has a printable template that you are looking for. You may have to scroll down to get to it and it will be a PDF file.

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The Kenda 5.30-12 Bias Trailer Tire with 12" White Wheel #AM30859 will fit your Harbor Freight trailer as long as it uses the same 5 on 4-1/2" bolt pattern. The larger pilot hole diameter is not a problem since the wheels are lug centric…

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The proper lug nut torque setting for the Kenda 5.30-12 Bias Trailer Tire with 12" White Wheel #AM30859 is going to be between 85-95 ft/lbs. It is important to remember to evenly torque the lug nuts in a star pattern in stages. If you try to…

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Your math is correct in your trailer weight load example. If a fully-loaded tandem axle trailer weighs 4000-lbs then each of the 4 tires will bear 1/4th of that load, or 1000-lbs. In this case a tire rated for 1300-lbs would provide a good safety…

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Yes, with trailer tires you do need to always keep the tire inflated to it's max PSI rating to ensure you get the full weight capacity of it and minimize heat build up which might cause premature failure. So to ensure you get the full weight…

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Provided that you have enough clearance, changing from your Bias 5.30-12 size tire, like part #AM30859, to a Radial 175/80R13, like part #AM31994, could definitely have its advantages and is a good idea. Bias tires are designed for more of an…

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