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J&Jcf
Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2014 Location: central Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
Topic: tire rotation Posted: 22 Jul 2015 at 5:55pm |
Rotated spare with plain steel rim and new tire onto trailer and tried to mount aluminum rim on back spare tire carrier . Aluminum rim will not mount on the carrier.Another smart idea by forest river engineering.
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J. - 2011 rpod 171
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2015 at 6:02pm |
What is stopping it from fitting?
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2015 at 9:51pm |
I wouldn't worry about rotating the tires. If the tire pressure is kept at max and the axle is aligned correctly any odd tread wear will let you know that something has gone wrong, and that may not happen for many many miles. We put over 15,000 miles on our pod's tires (still in the factory position) and had just a little odd wear at that point.
Trailer tires age out before they wear out. After 6 years it is time for new ones even if the tread looks good.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 6:41am |
I agree, when we traded our 171,after five years and multiple trips up and down to Florida and North Carolina, our tire still looked almost new.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 8:41am |
I agree that there is almost never a need to rotate pod tires, but I am also curious what is causing the aluminum rim not to fit on the spare holder.
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2015 at 9:23am |
same here!
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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