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Hello All, I saw my first Ollie in a campground (from a distance) last winter in Florida. I too thought I would eventually own an Airstream until I recently saw an Ollie up close thanks to an Ollie owner within driving distance of home. Next step is a factory tour and......well you know how this ends(or begins)! Greg

The only situation where tire diameters are a concern is with awd vehicles. Tires with significantly different rolling radius on the same axle can really mess up the differentials - Subarus are especially vulnerable to drivetrain damage - and it can cause the electronic nannies like Stability Control to completely freak out. For independently operating trailer tires, it is simply a non issue. Nobody will notice if one tire has marginally greater tread depth, except you. John Davies Spokane WA

What many don't realize (myself included until a few years back) is that tires can "age out" and still look like new or have decent tread left. There is a date of manufacture stamped right on the tire. It's a 4 digit number, the first two numbers are the week of manufacture and the second two are the year. I had a 10 year old snow tire explode in our basement while in storage. It looked almost new (until it blew up!). Where I now volunteer, all tires for the trucks are retired after 6 years no matter how "good" its tread condition. This is the rule I now follow, after 6 years, the tire is replaced. Here's a good bit of info if interested: https://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html Dave

I've seen those blocks floating around at the factory and always wondered if they were temporary supports for something or permanent. I guess they're permanent. Or not.

You can get plastic shims that are used to level fountains and bird baths. I think I got mine at Home Depot. Mike

A good tire store that has a decent sized parking lot can do it, just tell them that you can raise all the tires off the ground for them using the jacks. Or an RV shop can do it.. I would pick Discount Tire if one was close. Before you go, pull the cover and inspect your spare wheel to see if it matches. Mine did not - it was a different model entirely and I had to get a replacement from Oliver. http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/mis-matched-spare-wheel/ John Davies Spokane WA

NO wood shims, you want to use non-rotting materials that can't trap water. Good luck. John Davies Spokane WA