I put on a new set of Michelin LTX MS2 on my truck in April.
6 wheel alignment was done.
Front Tire Pressure: 70 (Ford suggests 75)
Rear Tire Pressure: 70 (Ford suggests 60)
In the last 4 month I manager to put on ~2000 miles.

I notice that the front tire are wearing QUICKER then the rear. The rear looks like new with very little tread wear. As for the front, it has already lost 1/32.

 

Time for alignment check?

 

How are you using the truck? Are you hauling much or DD?

The reason I ask is the new tires on my old work F350 DRW (2005 2wd CC) started wearing a wedge pattern in the front after a few thousand miles. The rear tires weren't affected. It was only used for hauling cars so was always loaded.

 

It makes sense to me for the front to go faster on a diesel-powered dually, especially if you're unloaded. The contact patch up front is appx. half the size of the rear because there's half as many tires, and when you're unloaded, the front 2 tires carry the weight of the engine while the rear 4 carry a bed full of air. More load, more heat, faster tread wear.

 

So does the same theory hold true if you do burn outs all the time?

And my buddy wonders why his F350 SRW is going bald in the rear.... The DPF-delete, tuners, intake, and dual exhaust don't help matters either.

 

I am with you.

So let see it someone with some actual experience can verify this theory or bust this theory.

 

KC8QVO

Due to my occupation being too far to ride the R1.
These past 2000 miles were:
75% daily driver
25% pulling 10k

As for the future. It will be:
75% pulling 10k
25% daily driver

 

I've noticed on my truck that the fronts wear on the outsides edges a little fast than the SRW trucks I've had. Assuming from turning and the extra tires in the back pushing forward.

 

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That is where I took the measurements.

 

The front tires do wear a little faster than the rear,but at 2000 miles you shouldn't be able to see any wear
I get 55k to 60k miles on fronts and 80k miles on rear
I run 80 psi in front and 60 psi in rear empty

 

Hmm. Weird. 10k is nothing for that truck. That was about what my goose neck trailer with one car was.

If you have a funny wear pattern I would look in to it. If the tread is just wearing fast double check the tire rating and the compound used in construction. Also check tire pressure.

 

My truck weighs in at 12,000 lbs every day and a lot of the time it is heaver do to materials and I find that I go through 2 sets of front tires to one set of rear.
I also tow a dump trailer some times that has a gross weight of 10,000 lbs.

 

This is why you rotate your tires.

 

It costs a bunch more than it's worth to rotate tires on a dually,the tires have to be unmounted if you have aluminum wheels

 

This is very true