Effects of trailer brakes and sway

mike-s wrote:

JBarca wrote:
I told you where I received the manufacturing specifications for toe from both Alko and Dexter. They build the axles to meet that spec and their quality control checks for it.

Those weren't toe specs, they were simply acceptable ranges. All of them could be a 0 degree design spec, with a tolerance range. I was just asking for a link - something verbal from a customer service agent really isn't authoritative. I've spent enough time with various phone agents to know they can be inconsistent.

You earlier claimed "trailer axles have a toe setting built in from the factory...the toe adjustment can be out of spec if you install the axle tube backwards."

I wouldn't have called that a "toe setting built in," as 0 degrees is obvious. But you then backed off that claim, saying "Yes the target for toe is 0 degrees."

Stuff gets bent, so they provide an acceptable range should stuff need to get rebent back into alignment. 2 of the 3 ranges were such that turning the axle backwards wouldn't make a difference.

At this point, I cannot help you any more. I gave you what Dexter sent to me in writing as what they called their specification which was a target with a tolerance. I did not back off of anything.

If you want a copy, then call Dexter and request it.