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jgos929
Explorer
Feb 19, 2014

Weight causing tires to rub inside of trailer

When my Maverick (utv) is loaded in the garage of my toy hauler its causing the trailer to sag... naturally. But this past weekend I had a blowout and discovered it was because when going around turns on winding roads the extra weight was causing my tires to rub on an aluminum boxed area of the trailer that sits just above and to the inside of the tires. When going straight down the highway all is fine it seems to only rub when weight is shifted side to side. Im well within the cargo capacity of my trailer when loaded so my question is, is there anything I can get to control the sag or help with the side to side weight that will keep the tires from rubbing? I've done a little searching and all I've found is Timbren Trailer enhancements. Has anybody used these? If so is this the answer to my problem or is there something else I should be looking at?

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  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Feb 20, 2014
    When trailer is straight and normal how much top and side clearance does the tire have?
  • dbbls's avatar
    dbbls
    Explorer
    Feb 20, 2014
    My previous trailer did this. I notified the dealer and he got me 5 new wheels and tires from the manufacture. This was within the 12 month warranty and the new ones did not rub.
  • JBarca's avatar
    JBarca
    Nomad II
    Feb 20, 2014
    Hi jgos929,

    Any chance of some pics of your setup? Pics from one side of wheels looking towards the other side to show the springs setup. And then some of the rear of the wheel looking into the inner wheel well so we can see the tire to frame setup.

    Sort of need to sort out if the trailer has a setup issue from day one or your suspension is not holding for some reason.

    Have you ever weighed the rubbing side of the camper with all the gear in it? Just that side tires on the scale. And what is the GAWR of the axles so we know what weight range league you are in?

    Hope this helps

    John
  • fj12ryder's avatar
    fj12ryder
    Explorer III
    Feb 19, 2014
    Might check to make sure you don't have too much free play in the wheel hubs.
  • Phils's avatar
    Phils
    Explorer
    Feb 19, 2014
    My fiver does the same thing... rubbing on the inside sidewall, not the tread area as others have interpreted your post. It is only on corners, but we do drive some windy 2-lane roads.

    I've been monitoring the tires and I made sure there weren't any sharp edges on the inside of the wheelwell. So far, so good. The sidewalls only show that they've been rubbing but no material is missing nor are there any cuts.

    I'll monitor this thread to see if someone posts a solution.

    Phil
  • time2roll's avatar
    time2roll
    Nomad
    Feb 19, 2014
    Do the fully loaded springs have a good arc to them? Get us a pic.

    Before:



    After:



    Note the ride height from wheel to frame.
  • the_bear_II's avatar
    the_bear_II
    Explorer
    Feb 19, 2014
    You might want to check your tires to see if you have had belt separation... It can cause the tire to bulge at the middle of the tread enough that the tire(s) will rub. Your tires should be flat across the tread, if they are rounded then you have belt separation and this will cause a blowout or tread separation.

    I had two tires bulge by over an inch on my previous set.
  • coolbreeze01's avatar
    coolbreeze01
    Explorer
    Feb 19, 2014
    An axle flip comes to mind. The toy hauler forum will be some help. Good luck.

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