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pjberny5
Explorer
Sep 20, 2017

Spare tire help.

When doing a tire check on my 3610 Bighorn prior to departing noticed the tire stem valve was bad on one of the tires and replaced it with my spare. Spare is the exact same tire. Was able to get the tire fixed. Can I now leave the tire that was the spare on and finish our trip. Spare has never been used before and the tire it replaced has about 12000 miles on or will the different tread depth be an issue.
  • B_O__Plenty's avatar
    B_O__Plenty
    Explorer II
    Sep 20, 2017
    Tread depth means nothing on a trailer. The age of the tire is what tells when it's time to get rid of them

    B.O.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Sep 20, 2017
    You'll be fine.
    It's an issue for a differential because the spider gears are spinning all the time. No issues for a trailer axle.
  • WNYBob's avatar
    WNYBob
    Explorer
    Sep 20, 2017
    Just chech the DOT mfg date of all tires. They could all be different, especially the spare!
  • MFL's avatar
    MFL
    Nomad II
    Sep 20, 2017
    No issue...that tread wear difference will not matter, or be noticed.

    Jerry

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