Does Trailer Tire And Wheel Combos Need To Be Balanced?
Updated 05/01/2025 | Published 04/30/2025
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Question:
Hello, I ordered a set of strider tires mounted on vesper wheels for my travel trailer. I noticed they were neither balanced nor were the tire marks aligned with the valve stem as Ive seen done. Is balancing necessary?
asked by: Steve B
Expert Reply:
Hello Steve, thanks for reaching out. All of the trailer tires we sell come balanced in the manner that trailer tires are balanced. Every tire and every wheel has a high (heavy) and low (light) spot. The manufacturers offset the high spot on the tire with the low spot on the wheel to balance them. They are not spun on a machine like car tires.
That being said, you can try to take them and have them balanced if you want to. The problem is that to balance the tires on a machine it takes a special machine and rig to do so because trailer tires and wheels are not the same as vehicle tires and wheels. A lot of tire places do not have this special equipment so they cannot correctly balance trailer tire and wheels beyond how they are balanced by the manufacturer. An easier way to add balance would be with balancing beads like part # CA66VR.
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Strider ST205/75R14 Radial Trailer Tire w/ 14" Vesper Silver Mod Wheel - 5 on 4-1/2 - LR D
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- M - 81 mph
- 5 on 4-1/2 Inch
- Steel Wheels - Acrylic Enamel
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