? Equal spacing of tires important?
Just bought new twin axle TT. When measuring between the tires on each side there is about 3/8 in difference.Some component of the axles,tire mounts or such must be slightly out of parallel. Salesman ...
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These are pretty primitive suspensions. They have a lot of slop in them. It is one of the factors that allows them to distort out of shape when making a tight turn, such as jacking them into a tight campsite while backing.
When under tow in a straight line, the tires/suspension take the path of least resistance. IOW the suspension sort of floats or drifts into a straight line.
I have an extreme example of how this works.
Quite few years ago, I was having trouble backing into a site. The TT just wasn't responding to my steering inputs normally.
In frustration, I got out to look over the situation.
What I found was several spring hangers sheared off at the frame.
Amazingly it towed fine on the highway. This was because the front hangers were fine. Where the broken hangers were, the frame just dropped down on the spring eyes. So long as I went forwards, everything was pulled into line. Only when backing was it a problem.
When under tow in a straight line, the tires/suspension take the path of least resistance. IOW the suspension sort of floats or drifts into a straight line.
I have an extreme example of how this works.
Quite few years ago, I was having trouble backing into a site. The TT just wasn't responding to my steering inputs normally.
In frustration, I got out to look over the situation.
What I found was several spring hangers sheared off at the frame.
Amazingly it towed fine on the highway. This was because the front hangers were fine. Where the broken hangers were, the frame just dropped down on the spring eyes. So long as I went forwards, everything was pulled into line. Only when backing was it a problem.
