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Location: Jersey Girl | The tires on my trailer are wearing so every other tread looks like a shark fin. They are wearing the same on both sides, but more so the rear tires. I have radial tires (if that makes a difference). Tires MAYBE have 20,000 miles on them. Any thoughts? |
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Location: southeast Texas | Alot of different factors. Is your trailer level? If not, the rear tires wear more with the added angle. Are the tires rated for the trailer? Are they just regular car tires or tires made for carrying weight? Some brands are notorious about wearing cr*ppy. What is the load range on your tire? C,D,E, etc. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | roxieannie - 2013-11-24 11:28 AM Alot of different factors. Is your trailer level? If not, the rear tires wear more with the added angle. Are the tires rated for the trailer? Are they just regular car tires or tires made for carrying weight? Some brands are notorious about wearing cr*ppy. What is the load range on your tire? C,D,E, etc.
You brought up a lot of good points. My trailer appears level when hooked up.
In the past I have always gotten tires for my trailers and was very careful to get the correct load range/type for pulling a trailer. This time hubby took the trailer to a tire shop we always deal with (for the car and truck). Makes me wonder if they just put regular car tires on it. |
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Location: southeast Texas | Radials probably have more softness when hauling. I prefer a tire made for trailers. Might be a little stiffer ride but holds up with a load. No trailer mushy feel when hauling. |
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| I only haul with radials on my aluminum.....reg trailer tires for a steel trailer. That's just me but I don't want my horses bounced around back there in the aluminum- not on our roads..lol
Shark fin- wrong tire or maybe over inflated |
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Location: Here | roxieannie - 2013-11-24 11:25 AM Radials probably have more softness when hauling. I prefer a tire made for trailers. Might be a little stiffer ride but holds up with a load. No trailer mushy feel when hauling.
ditto. i bet your trailer doesnt have 14 ply on it |
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| I would check the wheel bearings when these get loose the tires may wear unevenly |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | You need to post the specs etc., of your tires. |
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Location: Ky | fulltiltfilly - 2013-11-24 10:04 AM The tires on my trailer are wearing so every other tread looks like a shark fin. They are wearing the same on both sides, but more so the rear tires. I have radial tires (if that makes a difference). Tires MAYBE have 20,000 miles on them. Any thoughts?
They are either under inflated or the wheel inset is wrong. Probably the latter. It's called "feathering". On the rear it's not such a difficult fix at most larger alignment shops. You can back the trailer onto the alignment machine. Setting the toe and chamber on the front tandem axle requires specialized equipment that is very hard to find. unless you are in an area where they manufacture trailers or has many trailers going up and down the road.
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