Posted 2006-04-12 8:32 AM (#40311) Subject: trailer alignment
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Has anyone ever had their trailer axles aligned? I have a tire that is wearing funny. I had a dealer look at it and they made me an appointment with a different shop to have the alignment checked. does anyone have any feedback on this?
My trailer is a 1999 cato classic 5-horse w living qtrs. It has torsion axles.
Thanks for any input.
Posted 2006-04-12 10:24 AM (#40318 - in reply to #40311) Subject: RE: trailer alignment
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Originally written by ND COWBOY on 2006-04-12 9:32 AM
Has anyone ever had their trailer axles aligned? I have a tire that is wearing funny. I had a dealer look at it and they made me an appointment with a different shop to have the alignment checked. does anyone have any feedback on this?
My trailer is a 1999 cato classic 5-horse w living qtrs. It has torsion axles.
Thanks for any input.
Just ONE tire ?
I'd squirm around under there first to see if there are any broken mounting bolts - I'd also wrack my memory re. kerb hits (-:
Pot holes are definitely back in season here in the North East.
Posted 2006-04-12 11:07 AM (#40320 - in reply to #40311) Subject: RE: trailer alignment
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Posts: 2953 Location: North Carolina
My trailer had the front left tire wearing on the outside. I took it to a heavy truck alignment shop. They bent the torsion axle to align the wheel with the rest of the tires. I also told them the trailer is usually pulled loaded. That made a difference in the final angles of the bend correction. ( wheel changes position as the suspension is loaded)
Posted 2006-04-13 5:32 PM (#40388 - in reply to #40311) Subject: RE: trailer alignment
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Location: Fort Lupton, CO
The alignment can make a huge difference. When the alignment is out the tires will wear unevenly and also run a lot hotter which will increase the chance of a blowout. We do quite a few trailer alignments and are set up to do it
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