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04-05-2023, 06:24 AM #1
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Replacing Westlakes - Where is the best place to go to have them mounted, etc?
I have a friend who is a mechanic, so when it comes to car/truck tires, I don't worry. I get them from Tire Rack or Discount and get him to mount/balance them, and I completely trust him.
However, I don't think he's got space or ability to do camper tires...
My first thought would be Walmart/Camping World/Etc, but honestly, I don't necessarily...trust...any of them... Is there a preferred method to get camper tires mounted, balanced, and put on the camper? I'm happy to take the trailer somewhere and have them do it, vs. trying to take them off myself.
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04-05-2023, 06:27 AM #2
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Any trailer shop for heavy trucks will do it and have space
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04-05-2023, 06:35 AM #3
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04-05-2023, 06:41 AM #4
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04-05-2023, 06:53 AM #5
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The price difference between buying them online, or locally can be pretty substantial, especially when you factor in sales tax. I order mine and have a local guy mount them. But I take them off and haul them to him. Your best bet would be call around to find someone who will do it, and has the room for your trailer.
And be aware that if you decide to try to have them balanced, many trailer wheels need to be lug-centric balanced, and a shop may not have the equipment/adapters to do that. I gave up trying and now have the CentraMatics.Howard and Peggy
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04-05-2023, 07:16 AM #6
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When I replaced our Westlake G's with Sailun G's I bought them online from Simple Tire and had them shipped to the campground. The local Firestone car/light truck tire shop could not change the tires because their equipment could not handle the very stiff sidewall of trailer tires. I used a local semi tire shop to change them. Any trailer sales/service shop like Big Tex can do it also or any medium/heavy truck shop. It cost like $25 a tire to mount them.
You will find not many, if any, RV dealerships have any equipment to change tires, they hire it out to mobile tire techs. I guess when you think about it RV Dealerships only sell new or used RVs and don't worry about tires the way we owners do. If balancing is requested by owners they use road force balancing if they do it at all, but again they hire it out. Road Force balancing is when they spin balance the tires while on the RV. Road Force balancing is very expensive.
I also don't mess with tire shop balancing either, and use CentraMatic balancing plates as @Hoopy Frood does.Last edited by Steven@147; 04-05-2023 at 07:34 AM.
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04-05-2023, 07:45 AM #7
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All awesome info. I've never heard of the CentraMatic. I'll have to do some reading.
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04-05-2023, 08:03 AM #8
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CentraMatic balancing plates have been around a long time but mostly on heavy duty trucks, and that's why most people that just have cars or light trucks have not heard of them. They do work, we have had them on our rig for 3 years.
Another thing that has come into the RV world on Motorhomes is Rettroband. It's a run flat type of thing. It's two big solid rubber C's bolted together around the rim inside the tire. It's used so if Motorhomes blow a front tire the drivers don't lose control.Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
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04-05-2023, 08:05 AM #9
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Discount Tire storefronts usually have the equipment to do the work. I've had my local location take off my current tires to install valve stem TTPMS sensors and then mount/balance because I didn't trust the factory with it. They know the tire part well and I trust them there but I would (and did) stand right there as they do the work because the staff member who is in charge of putting jacks under the trailer might not have ever done that on a trailer before and I felt better knowing he was using a good jack spot and not about to go through my fresh water tank. lol.
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04-05-2023, 08:20 AM #10
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