Tire rubbing fender . Looking for advice

Both the axle and frame are similar enough in their load capacity though that it could just be the luck of the draw which fails first. One thing that can happen is that the first thing to fail absorbs enough of the energy that the second item doesn't wind up having a problem. That could be why your axle isn't that bad. 

Update on the axle .

  We took it back to the dealer that we bought it from , they are 85 miles away . They took it in to look at it while we waited. After about 20 minutes the service manager came out and told us they agreed that something wasn't right with it . He said it wasn't covered under warranty but seeing how we just purchased it from them he was going to take care of it . After about 15 more minutes he came back out and said  lippert was sending a new axle at no charge and they would do the work at no charge , It was done a week ago but we weren't able to pick it up until yesterday. The slide side still sits lower than the non slide side which I would expect due  to the weight of the slide , but its nothing like it was . Looks like they put the complete axle with hubs and all on . I asked if they had the old axle and he said lippert wanted it back to see what was wrong with it . So I have no answer for what the problem was with the old axle . I was happy with the Dealer (Avalon RV in Medina Ohio) for getting this done a big thank you to them and also to lippert for stepping up  . In all the research that i have done on the R Pod this seems to be an isolated  problem  . We are looking forward to getting the new to us R Pod out  but it won't be for a couple more weeks as my daughter is expecting any day now.

  In the meantime I plan on greasing the wheel bearings on the new axle for my own peace of mind , 

                Thank you all for your help. 

         

  

 

I was under the impression that Tent2pod's 1 inch side to side difference was to the trailer frame not to the fender but can you confirm? 

 Offgrid ,  I have it sitting on a cement floor . I checked air pressure in both tires making sure they are the same . Then measuring from the floor to the trailer right in front of each fender and at the back of each fender.