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Originally Posted by Larryjb
It looks like it may be possible to change a tire without opening the newer ones. Anyone try?
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The intro picture is interesting, since it shows the TM with the shells raised. In this position, it looks like it might be possible. But farther down the page, there is a picture of the collapsed trailer, and it doesn't look quite as easy.
Since you are going to put your jack under the frame (never the axle!), the suspension will droop a bit as the frame goes up, giving you a bit more clearance. Will it be enough? My personal opinion is No, but I haven't done it on a new trailer, so I can't be sure. But my 2006 TM had a factory-installed 2-1/2 inch lift kit, which raised the frame to make it look like the new trailers. And I still couldn't change a tire without opening the trailer.
Most of the problem comes from the fact that the side of the tire is very close to the fender skirt (less than half an inch, as I recall). Once the trailer is off the ground, you might be able to remove the lug nuts, but then there isn't enough space to pull the wheel off the studs. And even if you remove the skirt (which looks impossible in the picture, and which I could not do), there is still not enough space between the tire and the shell wall.
Just my experience with my lifted trailer. I had to raise the shells in order to get the tire off.
Bill