Trailer Alignment

  • woody-1961
    Menomonie,Wi
    Posts: 547
    February 21, 2017 at 10:06 am #1675722

    I looking for an alignment shop to align my boat trailer preferably in western Wi. I’m getting inside tire wear on both tires and replacing tires every season.Thanks

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11297
    February 21, 2017 at 10:33 am #1675731

    Just curious. Are you having any bearing issues?

    My last boat trailer has ongoing bearing issues on one side. Almost every year I’d have a failure on a long trip. I was suspicious that there was some kind of trailer alignment problem.

    carver
    West Metro
    Posts: 593
    February 21, 2017 at 10:36 am #1675732

    I had this on my old boat trailer as well.

    Can I ask what make and model and what year is the trailer?

    I was told by the guys at discount tire when I got new ones put on is it looks like the trailer is over loaded and the tires are not handling it well. However they put on some good carlisle tires and I didn’t have a problem since so who knows.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18093
    February 21, 2017 at 10:40 am #1675734

    Sounds like a weight issue to me too.

    woody-1961
    Menomonie,Wi
    Posts: 547
    February 21, 2017 at 10:57 am #1675742

    Karavan trailer 2000 model 19.5 Alumacraft tiller model.Load range D tires No bearing issues

    John Peterson
    Woodbury, Minnesota
    Posts: 343
    February 21, 2017 at 11:05 am #1675748

    My trailer is a 1998 Shorelander, single axle 3100lb.
    Whenever I buy new tires I have the trailer aligned by Kremer Services:

    Kremer Services
    1095 Highway 110
    Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
    651-455-1604

    http://www.kremerservices.net

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16006
    February 21, 2017 at 11:07 am #1675751

    Kramer spring in west st. Paul. Right amoungst the car dealers on hwy 110 & Robert street.

    woody-1961
    Menomonie,Wi
    Posts: 547
    February 21, 2017 at 12:00 pm #1675766

    Thanks for the help, I will give them a call.

    munchy
    NULL
    Posts: 4668
    February 21, 2017 at 12:10 pm #1675767

    Could possibly be a bent axle as well.

    flynliver
    Posts: 4
    February 21, 2017 at 12:45 pm #1675782

    Radial or Bias ply tires it can make a difference

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3156
    February 21, 2017 at 12:57 pm #1675787

    If you have a torsion axle they can’t be straightened. Hopefully you have leaf springs.

    Rob92761
    La Crosse WI
    Posts: 101
    February 21, 2017 at 2:22 pm #1675819

    Murphy’s frame and axle does this in la crosse, i had trailer down about four years ago

    slowpoke
    Perham Mn
    Posts: 238
    February 21, 2017 at 2:42 pm #1675835
    mojogunter wrote:

    If you have a torsion axle they can’t be straightened. Hopefully you have leaf springs.

    Actually torsion axles can be straightened. I had mine done last year at OK tire in Fargo Nd. What a difference it made. Best $60 I ever spent. Put new radials on it and after about 2000 mi I can’t see any wear. Well worth the time and money

    woody-1961
    Menomonie,Wi
    Posts: 547
    February 21, 2017 at 9:39 pm #1675923

    I have springs ..Thanks for all the replies

    Mike Synicyn
    Posts: 4
    February 22, 2017 at 1:00 am #1675940

    I had same issues it end to be the tires Bias ply tires junk! Go with a good Radial tire.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5477
    February 22, 2017 at 5:50 am #1675948

    Just curious….A few years ago I replaced the axis on my old Spartan trailer. We carefully measured the distance between the tip of the hitch coupler and the ends of the axle, making sure it was the same on both sides. I haven’t seen any unusual wear on the tires and the trailer backs up and handles correctly.

    Other than what we did, what else is done with a trailer alignment?

    SR

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16006
    February 22, 2017 at 6:58 am #1675958

    Receive a bill for a couple hundy. ????

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3156
    February 22, 2017 at 7:58 am #1675973

    Where was the axle bent? Mine was bent on the end from a bearing failure, and I was told by 3 different places that it couldn’t be fixed.

    slowpoke wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mojogunter wrote:</div>
    If you have a torsion axle they can’t be straightened. Hopefully you have leaf springs.

    Actually torsion axles can be straightened. I had mine done last year at OK tire in Fargo Nd. What a difference it made. Best $60 I ever spent. Put new radials on it and after about 2000 mi I can’t see any wear. Well worth the time and money

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