alignment on travel trailer wheels
Seeing some uneven wear patterns on TT tires...I assume there must be a way to align the tires, and somehow on our unit it's gotten out of whack... 1.) there is, right? an alignment adjustment on a...
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JIMNLIN wrote:.If you are saying what I think you are... I respectfully disagree with that statement.
All thats required on a trailer is the last axle wheels/tires follows the front axle. The shop bent each end to follow the front axles wheels.
It may work just fine on a open equipment trailer, but not so good on a TT.
On a TT it is important that the axles be lined up with the box. If the front axle is bent or crooked and the trailing axle is set up to "follow" it.. You will have a TT that will not like to track straight behind the TV, but will want to run at a angle instead. This will cause the large sidewall (mine is about 9' X 30") to catch the oncoming wind. basically a large sail.
The wind will try to push the TT into a straight line, while the tires try to resist. At some speed the wind will overcome the tires. So the tires will probably end up wearing fast.
