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Old 04-03-2022, 10:15 AM   #1
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One tire showing wear.

The front curbside tire on my 39ft Avalanche is showing some significant wear on the first 2-3 inches on the outside tread pattern. A bit less than 2500 miles. All other tires are wearing just fine... Very even. This tires inside is wearing the same as the other three. Would not the tire on the other end of the axle show wear as well? By significant, I would say the tread is almost 1/3 gone compared to the other side of the tire.
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Old 04-03-2022, 10:19 AM   #2
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Have you checked the bearings on that tire? One tire wearing on the outside could be a couple of different things, including a bent hub, bad bearings, mis aligned axle. You need to rule out possibilities.
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Old 04-03-2022, 10:28 AM   #3
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Will definitely check wheel bearings. Thanks.
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Old 04-03-2022, 01:42 PM   #4
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If the axles weren't parallel then yes, both tires would wear. It sounds like you have a bent spindle. Take a straight edge (a length of pipe will work) and place it against the centerline of the rear tire horizontaly and the front tire at the same time. If the straight edge sets flush against the sidewalls of both tires then it's not a toe in or out issue.

The other possability is the spindal is bent thowing it out of camber. If the wheel is leaning with the top out (positive camber) it will cause excessive wear on the outside ribs of the tread. Either scenario it sounds like you need to have it checked out. You don’t share any info on year so there's a question of warranty. If not in warrenty a visit to a trailer frame shop is in order. Since you mentioned new tires, if these were replacement tires then who removed them from the trailer and how was the trailer jacked up?
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Old 04-04-2022, 05:24 AM   #5
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2020 Avalanche 365mb. Stock tires, checked bearings and no issues there.
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Old 04-06-2022, 08:05 AM   #6
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Both Chuckster and Flybouy are correct, if only one side is wearing funny, it is either a bearing going or a bent axle stub. A photo to show the wear pattern would say a lot for those in the know.
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