Tire Wear vs Trailer Attitude?
Recently went on an extended trip 3500 miles with my TT, a 2012 Gulf Stream /Amerilite 255BH 28ft OAL and noticed excessive tire wear on the trailing axle. The lugs of the tread seem to be worn in a r...
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"Hitch was set up by dealer...." Not a good idea. They often mess these things up, and sometimes badly too. Best to learn how to set one up yourself. It's not difficult. Read the sticky in this forum for excellent info.
Is top of the A-frame welded to the underside of the frame/I-beams? If so, with the A-frame being 5" tall, the 6" difference makes sense and seems like it is what it should be. If not, it's really set up wrong and could explain the tire wear. If the tires on leading axle are being excessively overloaded, that is not good and can lead to a blowout
As mentioned, the tire wear could easily be due to frame issues. I highly recommend taking the trailer to a frame & axle shop familiar with TTs. They could possibly find things wrong that you never thought could go wrong. (BTDT) If the dealer installed and set the hitch up so poorly it caused premature tire wear like that, I'd be looking for compensation from them. If you go to a frame & axle shop, get them to give you a written report what was done wrong. Maybe doing the same at a hitch shop familiar with TTs would also help. Then take the reports(s) to the dealer.
Could even be a combo. of bad installation and setup plus frame issues. ('Course, could be entirely due to China bomb tires too. :R)
Is top of the A-frame welded to the underside of the frame/I-beams? If so, with the A-frame being 5" tall, the 6" difference makes sense and seems like it is what it should be. If not, it's really set up wrong and could explain the tire wear. If the tires on leading axle are being excessively overloaded, that is not good and can lead to a blowout
As mentioned, the tire wear could easily be due to frame issues. I highly recommend taking the trailer to a frame & axle shop familiar with TTs. They could possibly find things wrong that you never thought could go wrong. (BTDT) If the dealer installed and set the hitch up so poorly it caused premature tire wear like that, I'd be looking for compensation from them. If you go to a frame & axle shop, get them to give you a written report what was done wrong. Maybe doing the same at a hitch shop familiar with TTs would also help. Then take the reports(s) to the dealer.
Could even be a combo. of bad installation and setup plus frame issues. ('Course, could be entirely due to China bomb tires too. :R)
