Tire Problems and What to Upgrade To?
Last fall we took a trip to North Carolina, mostly on interstate to visit family. After returning from the 1500 mile trip, I noticed that the rear wheels had come into contact with the plastic fender...
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I am towing within 1" of level, probably 1/2 to 3/4" nose high. Odd thing is that when we picked up the unit new from the factory, we adjusted the hitch to tow level and seemed to ride much higher off the ground with plenty of WW clearance.
When we came back from our trip to NC, the nose was riding a bit higher and I seemed to have lost clearance to the top of the well so I dropped the hitch an inch lower.
Also, one side had lost a significant amount of clearance (only about 1 3/8 of clearance from wheel to well) and I thought I had a bad spring. Replaced all four springs and the clearance improved a little bit. Also added bump stops and wet bushings. However the bad tire was on the side with the best clearance. Tanks are empty and the is very little payload on the trailer aside from set up stuff, a couple of bag chairs and some dishes. All totaled less than 500#.
When we came back from our trip to NC, the nose was riding a bit higher and I seemed to have lost clearance to the top of the well so I dropped the hitch an inch lower.
Also, one side had lost a significant amount of clearance (only about 1 3/8 of clearance from wheel to well) and I thought I had a bad spring. Replaced all four springs and the clearance improved a little bit. Also added bump stops and wet bushings. However the bad tire was on the side with the best clearance. Tanks are empty and the is very little payload on the trailer aside from set up stuff, a couple of bag chairs and some dishes. All totaled less than 500#.
