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  1. 10-26-2024, 08:39 AM #1
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    Bad trailer vibration on one side

    I just made a 800 mile round trip to Chickamunga. One the way home trailer developed a bad vibration on one side. Checked all four wheels for heat and they were fine. When I got home, I found both tires on one side had a large flat spot. Break tire had a slick spot about 14 inch in center of tire and the front tire had a 8 inch slick spot. Could this have caused the vibration ? Secondly, what would have caused the flat spots ? The trailer is a 2018 Tracker and the tires have appx. 20,000 miles
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    #2 10-26-2024, 08:40 AM
    Boat and trailer are a 2018 Nitro Z19
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    #3 10-26-2024, 08:53 AM
    original tires? the oem tires were low quality to start with. need 4 new balance tires likely! get the goodyear endurance tires, well worth the cost!!
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    #4 10-26-2024, 09:05 AM
    Goodyear endurance is what I have been looking at. Just want to make sure it is a tire issue or if it is something else.
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    #5 10-26-2024, 10:27 AM
    If you got 6 years and 20K miles out of a set of trailer tires, you definitely got your money’s worth. I’d put new tires on it and rock on.
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    #6 10-26-2024, 03:08 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by adchunts View Post
    If you got 6 years and 20K miles out of a set of trailer tires, you definitely got your money’s worth. I’d put new tires on it and rock on.
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    #7 10-26-2024, 04:12 PM
    I'd say the Brake axle brake locked up and then wore a flat spot, but not sure what work cause the other non-brake axle to do the same. Something stopped those wheels from turning thus the flat spots. Did you have something connecting those wheels together like a chain or wire ?? Either way, I'm pretty sure that was your problem.
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    #8 10-26-2024, 10:19 PM
    Flat spots or bald spots develop as the tire starts to seperate. Has nothing to do with your brakes. Put some new tires on it and go fishing.
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    #9 10-27-2024, 07:54 AM
    I dis a closer inspection today and noticed the brake tire has two different spots, besides the 14 inch spot there is appx 6 inch spot on another area of the tire.
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    #10 10-27-2024, 08:10 AM
    Pretty common for calipers to lock up. If you haven’t been braking hard I would check or change them.
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    #11 10-28-2024, 08:29 AM
    Brakes are fine, no sign of locking up
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    #12 10-28-2024, 02:07 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Bassman13 View Post
    Brakes are fine, no sign of locking up
    Check your Bearings too. They can lock up a wheel if they are going out.
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    #13 10-29-2024, 07:29 AM
    bearings are fine too. Checked during last trip and no heat. Jacked trailer up and no extra play in wheels. Im going to go with new tires and a prayer that was the issue
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    #14 10-29-2024, 10:02 AM
    In addition to caliper or tire issues your problem could be caused by a suspension issue, inadequate tire/ fender clearance or a combination of the two.
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    #15 10-29-2024, 02:21 PM
    No issue with tire clearance
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    #16 10-29-2024, 10:47 PM
    New Goodyear's installed and watch your problems disappear.
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    #17 11-02-2024, 08:28 AM
    Flat spotted tires are generally a brake hanging up or releasing slowly, only takes a few seconds to happen, have seen it many times on semi trailers.
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    #18 11-02-2024, 10:46 AM
    20k & 6 years is about the limit for any trailer tire.
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    #19 11-06-2024, 06:19 AM
    Let us know the outcome after you put the new tires on her
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    #20 01-14-2025, 12:48 PM
    UPDATE !!! Finally got my new tires, Put on Goodyear Endurance. Took down the road at different speeds up to 73 mph. Smooth, no vibration at all.
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