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Originally Posted by ShrimpBurrito
If that happens, then wouldn't the opposite tire drag on the inside, and thus show more wear there, roughly equal to the wear on the outside of the curb-side tire?
Dave
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If you have ever watched race cars racing on a flat, oval track, you will notice that the outer tire is the one throwing up all the dirt. One could use the same logic.....Why doesn't the inner tire throw up as much dirt? The outer tire is the one that takes the brunt of the force of gravity and centrifugal force. The inner tire is just along for the ride.
The principal is similar on a single axle trailer. The downhill wheel (in this case) is the one that absorbs
most (not all) of those forces.
I think that you will also find that highways that are built across the plains and deserts are sloped more drastically than the highways around the cities.