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    Trailer tire wearing on the outside?

    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?

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    Re: Trailer tire wearing on the outside? (Cullbynoon)

    If you can find a shop that specializes in trailers, that would be my next stop.
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    Re: Trailer tire wearing on the outside? (CatFan)

    If you have a 2001 trailer, do you know how the previous tires wore?

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    Re: Trailer tire wearing on the outside? (DABS)

    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.

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    Re: Trailer tire wearing on the outside? (Cullbynoon)

    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.

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    Re: Trailer tire wearing on the outside? (cshore)

    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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    Re: Trailer tire wearing on the outside? (Cullbynoon)

    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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