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View Poll Results: What is your preferred tire balancing method?
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Steer axle only spin balance
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5.41% |
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All axles spin balance
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35.14% |
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Steer alxe only using external balancers like Centramatics
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5.41% |
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All axles using external balancers like Centramatics
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27.03% |
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Steer axle only using internal balancing beads or liquid
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10.81% |
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All axles using internal balancing beads or liquid
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16.22% |
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01-10-2021, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 2,144
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Poll: Your preferred tire balancing method
This poll is to quantify motorhome owner's preferred method of tire balancing.
It has questions about axles balanced and the balancing method.
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2003 34' Georgetown on W20 Workhorse Chassis. UltraRV power mods. Doug Thorley Headers and MagnaFlow 12589 mufflers. Front Sumo Springs, Rear P32 Sumo Springs, UltraRV Track Bar.
1998 Jeep Toad.
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01-10-2021, 10:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Metamora, MI
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never ceases to amaze me that some folks don't balance all....
For the cost - why not?
If the tires wobble on the front - don't ya think they do same on the rear?
Smooth tires (round and balanced) are more than just comfort. All bearings, shocks, mounts get undue stress if they are fighting an unbalanced tire.
I won't use weights due to the effects of dissimilar metal corrosion damage that can really screw up a nice wheel.
Don't see the need for centramatics when tire beads do the job.
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2002 Newmar Mountain Aire Limited 4370 w/ Spartan K2 and Cummins 500hp
ASE Master Certified (a long.....time ago...)
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01-11-2021, 05:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 35,419
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Spin balanced.
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01-11-2021, 05:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 7,400
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centramatic--no more beads, no more weights.....option: centranatic on front axle and weights on back....
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2015 IH45 Foretravel
2003 Alpine 40' MDTS [Sold]
New Braunfels, Texas
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01-11-2021, 05:39 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Solo Rvers Club Coastal Campers
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 1,774
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Spin balanced.
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2009 Monaco Camelot 42PDQ
2011 JK
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01-11-2021, 05:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Rendon, Texas
Posts: 648
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Always Spin Balance all tires
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Howard & Elaine
2001 Newmar Dutch Star 4095, CAT 330
2014 SRX toad, M&G breaking, Blue OX Avail
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01-11-2021, 07:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: LA, Lower Alabama
Posts: 2,430
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Need to add an answer, spin balanced AND Centramatics. Overkill???, maybe but getting the tires close to being correct then with the Centramatics I had smooth driving.
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01-11-2021, 03:49 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,768
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I've had really good results with balancing beads in all tires! 
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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01-11-2021, 05:55 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Blairsville, GA & WPB, FL
Posts: 3,993
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No spot for “don’t” until if needed in the poll. Haven’t needed for 12 22.5 tires in 10 years.
Local tire shop does a lot of big truck tires without any balancing.
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01-12-2021, 05:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: LA, Lower Alabama
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dav L
never ceases to amaze me that some folks don't balance all....
For the cost - why not?
If the tires wobble on the front - don't ya think they do same on the rear?
Smooth tires (round and balanced) are more than just comfort. All bearings, shocks, mounts get undue stress if they are fighting an unbalanced tire.
I won't use weights due to the effects of dissimilar metal corrosion damage that can really screw up a nice wheel.
Don't see the need for centramatics when tire beads do the job.
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Agree. When a person is spending perhaps as much as a few thousand $$$ on tires for a DP, why you they install them unbalanced and have premature tire wear as well as the potential to damage suspension components due to the vibration. Just because you can't "feel" any out of balance, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. But at least so far in this country, people are free to misuse, ignore maintenance, and generally abuse property they own. But to be fair, make sure you alert any potential new owner's that no tires were ever balanced. Just the right thing to do.
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01-12-2021, 06:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 617
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Spin balance
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Bob and Marcia
‘03 Winnebago Adventurer 33V Workhorse
Toad- '03 Jeep Liberty 4-down
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01-12-2021, 06:24 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Forest River Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Front tires are bead balanced no issues. 60,000 miles and 6 years tires look new . The rear are unbalanced. I drove commercially for years .front tires were balanced rears never. Many of you are applying car tire small equipment rules to “big equipment” . It amazes me people worry about tire wear on a 150-200,000 mile tire (22.5) that in 7 years ( replacement time ) you’ll be lucky to put a fraction of that on. If I have a handling issue or serious wear I’ll deal with it. I never have. I’m sure the tire store will be happy to take your money and make you happy ... all good.
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2023 Coachmen Encore 325SS
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01-13-2021, 07:25 AM
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Registered User
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Blairsville, GA & WPB, FL
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Davl and Chunker, how many 22.5 truck tires have you bough or even rode on?
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01-13-2021, 08:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central Indiana
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I use Balance Masters on the front and beads on the rear.
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