Balancing of rear tires on a MH, Yes or No

[Bill2]

Just for information sake, I would like to know how many of you MH owners that have put new tires on your MH, have the rear tires balanced? How many don't? I am getting ready to put new tires on the rear of my 06 Endeavor and the company that is doing it says that they never balance the rear tires on MH's or big trucks. I don't know whether the tires on the coach now have been balanced or not.
Bill O.
06 Endeavor

[GOLDWINGER2]

I have done it both ways. The tire shops say that it's not needed because the tire/rim combo is so large and you don't/ can't drive fast enough to feel the imbalance. I did not feel a thing. Tire wear is another issue, I can't comment on that because I don't own that RV anymore.
J

[mfire1339]

All 6 of my original Michelin were balanced and the 6 new Michelin's are balanced.


Mike

[Wizard]

If one of the tires was bad, such as out of round, how would you know before driving.

Believe me, you can get a bad tire, I know from experience.

[Possum]

My old girl now is proudly stepping out in brand spanking new balanced tires. The tire shop I got my new spare from in Calgary, Alberta claimed they balanced everything they sold as it kept warranty stuff to a minimum. YMMV

[f14av8r]

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Originally Posted by Bill2 Just for information sake, I would like to know how many of you MH owners that have put new tires on your MH, have the rear tires balanced? How many don't? I am getting ready to put new tires on the rear of my 06 Endeavor and the company that is doing it says that they never balance the rear tires on MH's or big trucks. I don't know whether the tires on the coach now have been balanced or not. Bill O. 06 Endeavor

Hmmm, I'd be very suspect of any tire dealer that didn't want to balance my new tires. It might be less noticable than in a passenger car but I bet a badly out of balance tire would still adversely effect the ride and perhaps tire wear. I've only replaced one rear tire, on a previous gas coach, but that one definitely got balanced.

[TXiceman]

If it goes round, even at 60 mph, it needs to be balanced.

Ken

[Mike Canter]

I agree with Wizard in that balancing them will tell you if you have a faulty tire or not if they have to put a lot of weight on it. If you have ever had a rear tire out of balance and walk back to the bedroom while the DW is driving you sure can tell it. I balanced all my rear tires and it is smooth as glass back there.

[Downsizer]

Definitely agree with balancing ALL tires.... aside from the ride quality, it will save tire wear and chopping tire wear.

[moisheh]

First of all an out of round tire cannot be balanced. Have you ever seen an out of round tire on the balancer?? Scary. A rear tire being out of balance will not affect tire wear. Some dealers balance the rears others do not . I have a MH that has rears that are not balanced and have never had a problem.

[Mike Canter]

Moisheh, I agree with you 150% on that an out of round tire cannot be balanced and is scary on a balance machine. So if you don't put them on a balance machine to start with then how do you know if they are in or out of round? Do you wait until you feel it when walking to the back inside the MH will driving down the road and then have to take it back and argue with the tire dealer that the tire is out of round or needs to be balanced. I do also agree with you that some tires are just always right close to be round and in balance but then there are those tires that are not.

The other thing is if your MH has all steel wheels or the inner drive wheels are steel then they need to be checked that the tire and wheel complement each other for being as close to in round as possible and that can only be down on a balance machine.

[powerboatr]

balance the tires gives you
smoother running, less road vibes through the coach
less wear and tear on suspension components and bearings from the oscillations
harmonics do destructive things, anything that rotates should be balanced and trued.

[moisheh]

Mike: You are correct. Damn hot rodders are all little engineers! Are you sure you never ran A gas dragster/. They were all engineers! Actually if one is buying name brand tires in that 22 inch size very few if any are out of round. On our city delivery vehicles the rears are never balanced but they rarely go at highway speeds. I have been to many of the MH factories but I never noticed if they balanced the rears. I think they just mount all the tires in one area and balance them all. So at least all the outers can go in any wheel position.

[JohnRR]

I'm waiting for my new Alcoa's now when they get here the tires will be rotated fronts to inner rear, can not run 4 aluminum in the rear because of lack of centering shoulder for both inner and outer.

Dyna Beads got here this after noon their chart called for 12oz in the rear and 10oz front the front but they suggested 12 front and rear if rotating tires. In my case rotating means demounting next time around because of the steel aluminum mix, but I opted for the 12oz front just because it's not supposed to cause a problem.

Will the rears being balanced make a difference I don't know but after springing for the aluminum's for a better ride I'm not going to try saving a few bucks and not do it.