Front passenger tire wearing outside only. Like it needs a alignment.

[vicIII]

Not over loaded. Tires about half life but outside edge lost tread in last trip (350 miles). New owner of 2013 sunset trail 30re. Any ideas why?

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[fhenn]

How old are the tires???

 

[harley4275]

Bent axle or bent spindle on that wheel. Take a straight 8' 2x4 and lay it along the middle/side of both tires and see if the tires both touch the wood. I bet they are not aligned.

 

[vicIII]

How old are the tires???

2013


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[vicIII]

Bent axle or bent spindle on that wheel. Take a straight 8' 2x4 and lay it along the middle/side of both tires and see if the tires both touch the wood. I bet they are not aligned.

When I am backing up and turning the tire seem to shift. I will check with 2x4. Thanks

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[harley4275]

Do the 2x4 thing after you pull forward to let the wheels straighten out if you recently turned while backing up.

 

[Travelin' Texans]

Would bet a donut & cup of coffee it's it of alignment, nothing YOU can do about it. You'll have find a body shop or alignment shop that will do trailer axles as the only way to align them is by bending, afterwards rotate your tires. I watched them do mine & what a dangerous job.

 

[vicIII]

Thanks for the input. I did buy a warranty with the trailer. Any input on that being covered?

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[Travelin' Texans]

Mine was 4 1/2 years ago, but all CR management has changed 2-3 times since then so who knows.

 

[Rick A-XRD]

Tire wear

It could also be that the alignment pin from the center of your leaf spring to the top of the axle on that wheel is broken or has popped out of position due to loose u-bolts on the springs or some hard impact. That can cause the axle to slip backwards a ways on that side and can become dangerous. It happened to me. Get it looked at soon! That much wear in that short of time is a sure sign something is not right.

Rick

 

[vicIII]

Thank you

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[campmackay]

Also check the equalizer between the front and rear springs, one of ours broke, up inside the hanger, with no visual sign of damage. I noticed that the rear tire on that side was starting to show wear on the outside edge after I found the issue. The original indication of a problem was the X-chocks wouldn't fit between the tires.

 

[r2millers]

Instead of a 2x4 which can be a bit warped, use mason line. Drive the truck so it's driving straight and leave steering wheel in place.
I use a jack stand to tie the mason line to. Put it behind the rear wheel, Raise it to the center of the rear tire and pull across the face of both rear and front tires. With the line touching the front tire, back edge, the front edge should have a gap of approx 1/8" on the front edge. Check the other side as well. An 1/8" gap per side, or toe in, is just about alignment spec.
Easy way to immediately see how far off you are.

 

[vicIII]

Will do. Thanks

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[mmorris-FUN]

It could also be that the alignment pin from the center of your leaf spring to the top of the axle on that wheel is broken or has popped out of position due to loose u-bolts on the springs or some hard impact. That can cause the axle to slip backwards a ways on that side and can become dangerous. It happened to me. Get it looked at soon! That much wear in that short of time is a sure sign something is not right.

Rick

Rick, I had the same thing happen to a Keystone Sprinter. It had about 50,000 miles on it before it happened though

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