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Are your current tires wearing unusually? If not, then probably not.
You can check it with a tape measure in your driveway. Plenty of YouTube videos on how to do that.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
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No uneven wear that I can detect, yet my steering wheel is a bit off.
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Are you straight axle or IFS?
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Straight Axle
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Is it a good idea to balance drive tires?
If so, beads or spin balance??
I have new tires on the way, and need to make arrangements pretty quick.
Thanks!
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Our last set of tires were installed with beads. I was surprised to find the the old tires had no beads, and no wheel weights. Both sets have been super smooth and vibration free.
Guy & Sue
1984 Classic 40' #59
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I believe I will be using beads on the drive axle and balancing the steers.
The tags, replaced on the road, probably have nothing.....
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Given the thread Richard wrote about beads and adding a bit more than what the bead manufacture recommended for a particular tire. In my case the steers are Michelin 315 x22.5 recommendaqtion was 12oz of beads I put in 16oz....absolutely glass smooth on the front with the new Michelin 315x22.5. The previous set of tires (same brand and size) was six years old and had no cupping or uneven wear with beads installed in them as well. Not sure on my rears if they have beads or not but I can say there is no uneven wear on them and they are smooth most likely they have beads as there are no external weights. So I guess I am a "glass bead" Fan Boy!
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2014 Honda CRV Toad
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Rick, on a straight axle, is the wheel is just a bit off center than you can adjust the draglink arm to center it. If it’s more than a couple of inches than you need to pull the wheel and recenter on the steering shaft.
Why the difference? If you adjust the drag link too much you get the steering box off center.
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It may be a couple of inches off. Seems to track straight-ish when wheel is that amount off center. On flat non crowned road with no wind that is!!
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