I have a 2001 Champion with an IT trailer. Driver side tire was wearing on outside. Got a new tire and balanced seems to be ok. I balanced the other tire later on and now that one is wearing the same way on the outside. Stopped by a Marina today and was told they never seen anything like it before. Jacked up tire no wiggle bearings are good. What to do?
If you can find a shop that specializes in trailers, that would be my next stop.
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If you have a 2001 trailer, do you know how the previous tires wore?
My boat was in storage from new, the guy who owned passed away. It was only in the water once before I bought it so there was no tire pattern wear basically a brand new boat and trailer. It is actually a EZ loader trailer with shocks and brakes. Waiting to hear from EZ loader and see what direction they lead me.
The tires are not tracking straight down the road. Most trailer tires will get irregular wear because you usually can not align a trailer. Balancing the tire will not help with this type of wear. Just a fact of life with trailers.
My tires did that. I was told they were under- inflated. Sure enough, they were. I now check pressure almost every other weekend.
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I had the same thing happen to my trailer tires when I first had my boat. Went through the first set of tires in no time. I did just what you did balances checked the springs and ride height. Turned out to be the tires were under inflated.
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