Need engineers thoughts on wheel offset
Travel trailer wheels have either a centered or outside offset. My question is this. I have outside offset wheels and have sheared off wheel bolts on 2 different wheels I have weighed everything and I...
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Do you torque your lug nuts?
How fast are you towing that would cause "too high a torque load when cornering to the outside at higher road speeds on I 81 in Pa and NY."?
Sorry ...I was only a Stationary Engineer
But lug studs shearing are due to Loose lug nuts OR stretched studs due to over torquing lugs.
Don't think changing wheel offset will be the cure.
Might affect wheel bearing thrust loads.
How fast are you towing that would cause "too high a torque load when cornering to the outside at higher road speeds on I 81 in Pa and NY."?
Sorry ...I was only a Stationary Engineer
But lug studs shearing are due to Loose lug nuts OR stretched studs due to over torquing lugs.
Don't think changing wheel offset will be the cure.
Might affect wheel bearing thrust loads.
