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Old 05-08-2013, 06:16 AM   #6
brulaz
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Originally Posted by ShrimpBurrito View Post
I would not do what you are suggesting. I have had 3 blowouts, and if they were a result of scraping against the wheel well, the wheel well would show it -- there would actually be alot of damage there. The wheel well is a flimsy piece of sheet metal (or plastic in later model TMs), and it is no match for a steel-belted thick rubber tire spinning several hundred times per minute. So it should be easy to tell on your TM if that is a problem. How do the wheel wells look? If they are not torn apart, I seriously doubt there is any contact. Dimples and dents from pebbles, dirt, and other road debris, sure.
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Agreed. Our previous popup had a severely under-rated leaf springs (or we were severely over-loading the trailer ), and when they broke, the trailer floor dropped onto the tire. The tire's tread never separated, just wore down as it ate into the trailer floor.
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