Wheel Camber?
Hello All,
Newby full timer of 3 months here. Just got back from a 1300 mile round trip to South Florida in our new (to us) 2003 Trail Lite 5th wheel. It was an awesome run with relatively little problems, but a question for some of the more knowledgeable....
At one point, we made a rest stop in a drive way of a church. There was a fairly tight turn that I stopped in the middle of to get out and check things out. No particular reason other than convenience. The truck and trailer were sitting level, but at about a 60 degree angle to each other. As I'm walking around, I notice that one of the wheels on the trailer axle is "cambered" out more than the other. I feared the worst, temperature tested all the rims (all about 100 degrees f) and figured since we were in the middle of nowhere, I'd keep going.
Later, on another break, the rig was in a straight line and the wheels were oriented similarly.
I wondered... do dual axle trailer wheels camber in tight turns?
Is this normal?
After making this observation, I drove another 400 miles of so home, with no incident. Thought I'd see if anyone here could shed some light.
Many thanks
The Frailer
Newby full timer of 3 months here. Just got back from a 1300 mile round trip to South Florida in our new (to us) 2003 Trail Lite 5th wheel. It was an awesome run with relatively little problems, but a question for some of the more knowledgeable....
At one point, we made a rest stop in a drive way of a church. There was a fairly tight turn that I stopped in the middle of to get out and check things out. No particular reason other than convenience. The truck and trailer were sitting level, but at about a 60 degree angle to each other. As I'm walking around, I notice that one of the wheels on the trailer axle is "cambered" out more than the other. I feared the worst, temperature tested all the rims (all about 100 degrees f) and figured since we were in the middle of nowhere, I'd keep going.
Later, on another break, the rig was in a straight line and the wheels were oriented similarly.
I wondered... do dual axle trailer wheels camber in tight turns?
Is this normal?
After making this observation, I drove another 400 miles of so home, with no incident. Thought I'd see if anyone here could shed some light.
Many thanks
The Frailer
