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geewizard ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Spokane Online Status: Offline Posts: 347 |
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Tire balancing was suggested to me by a close friend. His comment was that trailer tires are notorious for being unbalanced and vibrate a trailer excessively.
So....I took my RPod tires and wheels into the tire shop for balancing. They called me shortly after and said that the tires were so out-of-round that they were unable to spin balance them at all. I suggested they remount both tires and then try again. They did so and were able to get them somewhat balanced but not like a passenger tire at all. Is it the cheap tires Forest River puts on the Rpods? Anyone else have this issue? |
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2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB
2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
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mcarter ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
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Normal for manufacturers to buy in bulk and not balance, I also balanced my tires when I replaced with Ds. I posted a comment some months back about an observation I had with tires in general, that it took excessive weight to balance them and not centric to a manufacturer. Like the tire world went left somewhere.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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fwunder ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
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My original factory tires were so far out of balance they couldn't be corrected with weights and were wearing very unevenly. Had about 10,000 miles or so on them. I put a new pair of sneakers (Freestar) while in Florida about 18 months ago and had them balanced. Noticeable ride difference and after several thousand miles they are wearing evenly.
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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ParPod ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Oct 2016 Location: Manitoba Online Status: Offline Posts: 105 |
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Tire balancing on the Pod.....thanks for this as I never gave it much of a thought even though I have the vehicle tires balanced. I'm looking at upgrading to a set of D's either this fall or next spring so I'll make sure they get balanced!
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Bob&Margaret
2017 179 2016 Toyota 4Runner 2 sets of Golf Clubs |
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jato ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3331 |
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When we purchased our 177 back in 2011 the dealer strongly suggested we get the tires balanced which we did, I thought that was very good of the dealer to see that our ride would be safe. After 22,000 miles on that set, plus they were 6 years old, we replaced with another comparable set and had them balanced as well, 3K miles on this set, rides smooth as silk.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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