Question for travel trailer tire experts
Please not guess-perts! Just tire people I noticed today that the rear wheels on my tandem axle had a tad more wear than the front ones. Is this normal ? If it is, would it be adviseable to c...
Forum Discussion
jwoods61us wrote:
The rear axle is the swing axle, meaning the pivot point for turns is the front axle. Thus there is more wear on the rear because those tires are being dragged around the pivot point. Next time you stop somewhere it is safe to do so, turn your whole rig in one direction then look at the rear tires, they will be deflected a little in the opposite direction of the turn.
The first time I saw in the side mirror this happening on my trailer, it scared me. I thought I had a serious tire or wheel problem. But after I thought about it a minute or two, I realized what was going on. This is perfectly normal.
