axle looks like it has a slight slant, is this normal

[kayakterp]

I have a 2016 Jayflight 27BHS (dual axle).
When I park it it looks like the front wheels is slightly at a slant compared to the rear axle /l
When I drive it it doesn't seem to wobble or drive any differently than when I first bought it.
This weekend we went camping and my wife drove separately. I asked her to follow me and look for anything strange (wobbling, etc) and she did not notice anything. I do have an appointment in 3 weeks with service dept. for my bathroom light and will bring it to their attention.
Does anyone notice similar results?
Is this normal or do you think there is a problem?
Thanks in advance

[kayakterp]

P.S., I notice it on both sides = both wheels in front axle

[bansai]

Any chance you could get us a picture?

I'm not clear if you are saying the Camber appears to be off, or the Toe angle.

So we're speaking the same language, those terms are defined here - Wheel Alignment Explained - What is camber, caster and toe? - Yospeed

[bankr63]

Do you turn the trailer at all when parking? On a dual axle The tires/wheels/suspension will twist quite a lot when dry turning on pavement leading to an off camber look; this is pretty common when manoeuvring into a parking spot. If you pull the trailer back forward a couple of feet, the tires/wheels should return to a neutral position.

Does that sound like it might be the issue?

[Jagiven]

Originally Posted by bankr63

Do you turn the trailer at all when parking? On a dual axle The tires/wheels/suspension will twist quite a lot when dry turning on pavement leading to an off camber look; this is pretty common when manoeuvring into a parking spot. If you pull the trailer back forward a couple of feet, the tires/wheels should return to a neutral position.

Does that sound like it might be the issue?

This is very normal, if you can, look in your mirrors at the wheels when making a slow turn, especially on hard pavement. My wheels look horrendous as I back into my driveway.

[kayakterp]

I will try to get the picture tonight when I get home late tonight
I have to do a 90* turn when backing into my driveway from my narrow street
Thanks for the replies thus far :-)

[Hazman65]

I noticed that with my Whitehawk 23MRB. It has spread axles and as I was taking it to the dealer to have some warranty work done I had stopped just after a turn and noticed the axles were not tracking together. I called the maintenance folks out who looked at it and they said it was perfectly normal. Not sure if you have the same situation but for what it's worth.

[islandman63]

Wow. This is the exact same behavior i noticed with my trailer. At first, since i bought it used from dealership, thought it was bearing (thus the reason posted a thread on cost of repairing bearings).

Then i was advised that since we have tapered axles, a little play was acceptable. On a side note to this thread, mine did the same thing, front axle wheels almost looked like they were coming off due to the angle they were sitting when backing into storage spot. At least now i'm relieved to know a lot on the forum seeing the same thing. What a great community of knowledge.

[kayakterp]

Originally Posted by kayakterp

I will try to get the picture tonight when I get home late tonight
I have to do a 90* turn when backing into my driveway from my narrow street
Thanks for the replies thus far :-)

Sorry it took so long to some pics - I have not sat at my home computer for a week or two. Hope these pics uploaded ok?

[Dustdevil]

Hard to tell for sure, but if the last few feet as you parked your trailer was anything but dead straight, it would look like that. Mine did all the time. Not likely a concern.

[LiftedAWDAstro]

Perfectly normal when you turn.

[RAurand]

After parking I try to straighten my wheels out as much as possible. I don't like keeping them slanted. Hard on the tires.

[klassic]

It looks like they are slanting in the same direction.
If you are going straight and that what they look like, I would say something isn't right.
I've bent 3 axels on my dump trailer. The top of wheels tilt in when the axel is bent. It's not long befor the inside of the tires are ready to explode.

Axels have a slight "frown" when they are correct. They "smile" when they are bent.

[wwt]

Looking at those photos I think that is normal when you make a turn. It looks like you made a left turn and stopped when you took these photos. I can see a scrub mark from the front tire on the pavement,

[Cranetech]

If you are backing it in around corners I would not read to much into the angles. However if you are finding this after a straight pull in I may start to question it. Keep an eye on your tire wear. Towed in I probably the biggest factor in tire wear. The angle of the wheel looks like positive camber on one axle and negative on the other. Positive would be in at the bottom and out at the top where negative camber is the opposite. A little positive camber is good. As you load up the trailer and things settle in things level out. Negative camber is more of an issue and will also cause tiŕe wear. Quite a few years ago I worked in an alignment shop and we would correct axles on a regular basis so it is possible to correct if you can find the right people. Seems to me we used to charge about 3 hrs to do it. Can't remember if that was per axle or per tandem. I think it was to do the tandem.

[kayakterp]

Originally Posted by klassic

It looks like they are slanting in the same direction.
If you are going straight and that what they look like, I would say something isn't right.
I've bent 3 axels on my dump trailer. The top of wheels tilt in when the axel is bent. It's not long befor the inside of the tires are ready to explode.

Axels have a slight "frown" when they are correct. They "smile" when they are bent.

Actually the front axle has the "frown and the rear axle is straight

[TWP723]

Looks like normal axle flex to me.

[kayakterp]

Yep yep, feel a lot better after the responses from the thread
Just clarifying that there is a slight difference between front & rear axles.
Again, thanks for all the feedback