Bad tires/worn tire/springs

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Had the left rear tire start to wear badly on the inside. Figured that we probably had a tweeked axle that would need to be straightened. The RV repair place wanted to just replace the axle and hope that Dexter would give us a new one. Didn't seem right to me plus after two follow up calls, they did nothing. Found someone who does this type of repair (Hammerlane at exit 77 on I-85 in AL). The guy did an inspection and said that all the tires were starting to seperate and two were worn badly and that they all should be replaced (if you have Tacoma tires, inspect them carefully, probably between 16-18K on the tires). He hoped that it would cure the problem, but bring it back after the new tires were installed. Sent me to a tire place around the corner, Kerry Knox Tire, where the put on four new tires and balanced them for $350.

When we took it back for measurements, they discover the problem was a spring which had flatten out. Suggested that when we had the spring replaced to get them all replaced with heavier duty springs. Did that with our old rig and it seem to handle better and we had no more broken springs. We weigh the 5W often, so know that we weren't overloaded or had too much weight on that wheel. Check your tires and springs.