uneven tire wear

64globetrot · 09-13-2009, 01:36 PM

just returned from a cross country trip 11k miles on a new set of 15"
radials.. (dico 225/r75 load range e)...i have a new duraflex 5000lb axle...
i have noticed extreme tire wear on the outside edge of the tires on both the left and right tires...tire pressure is ok and the trailer tracked like a laser at all speeds... could this be a toe-in problem with the axle....????

1964 19' globe trotter
2000 dodge 1ton cab chassis 4x4
19.5 rickson rims / banks / edge chip

mark miceli
tucson az

snake · 09-13-2009, 02:23 PM

Sounds like tread separation.

Doohickey · 09-13-2009, 02:23 PM

That's what I was thinking. Had a car one time that had the same issue and it was determined to be the toe alignment. How that could that be on a trailer I don't know. How they fix it on a trailer I don't know.

Gil Reinke · 09-13-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Doohickey

That's what I was thinking. Had a car one time that had the same issue and it was determined to be the toe alignment. How that could that be on a trailer I don't know. How they fix it on a trailer I don't know.

They do align trailer axles

jimmickle · 09-13-2009, 03:01 PM

Toe is easy to check with a ball of string and four jack stands. Set up string between two jackstands on each side of the trailer. Measure out from the center of the trailer to the strings on each side, making the dimensions equal by moving the jack stands as required. Once you have the string set up parallel at hub height, just measure from the string to the wheel front and back. Racers align race cars like this all the time