Checking axle alignment
I was wanting to check the alignment of the axles on my trailer and was thinking of tying a weight to a string and hanging it from the kingpin then marking that spot on the ground. From there measure...
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rhagfo wrote:dbbls wrote:
As long as both axles are parallel it doesn't matter about the distance to the king pin. If it is off a little all it will do is make the trailer follow a little to one side. Not enough to matter. It is not uncommon to see big rigs tracking sideways.
Not true! If the trailer is going down the road cocked to one side you will have tire scrub and if enough could be clearance issues in narrow spaces.
Not only that but the trailer will go to one side then snap back to center.
This can result in a little sway.
Most of us have seen some small trucks and vans that do this.
