Tire wear
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depends on how often you rotate then, the loads you pull and tire pressure. if you dont tow anything or haul things in the bed, then yes, the fronts will wear fast because there is more weight up front with the motor and tranny. they should be rotated enough so that they all wear even because tires will generally start to get choppy if they are kept up front too long. people say 5k for 4x4s but i think 10k would be fine also. the rears will wear more if you have a programmer generally.. LOL
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Makes sense, but I disagree with the rotating part. That doesn't prevent the wearing, it circumvents it. I ask because 2 tires are more worn than the others and I want to even it out by rotating the tires appropriately.
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Well yes. Whatever circumvents means. My neighbor pulls trailers quite a bit so his rears wear more. My shop teacher has some new bfn rugged terrains and they are getting choppy. The drives on my dads log truck get choppy if they aren't rotated enough
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I wear out rears faster...alot faster.
with a PSD up front and limited towing...and light foot...the fronts will wear quicker. All that weight getting scrubbed each time you turn does a number on tires
as with everything, it's all about application. if you tow a ton, the rears are going to eat up quicker.
with a PSD up front and limited towing...and light foot...the fronts will wear quicker. All that weight getting scrubbed each time you turn does a number on tires
as with everything, it's all about application. if you tow a ton, the rears are going to eat up quicker.
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Rears on my stock Mich's were wearing faster. The fronts were wearing differently (cupping) but the rears were easily discernable from the fronts. I don't spin the tires alot (nor can I really since the traction control is always on) but you could hear the tires almost shredding on the asphalt at every take off.
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My rears were wearing more because I am due for rear diff fluid service, so I can hear the limited slip not "slipping" when going around corners. It is even more pronounced on gravel roads.
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Under normal driving, the fronts wear more than the rear. The constant turning and braking is hard on the compound. Also, the front wheels have a caster and camber setting that scrubs rubber off the casing faster than the rear. I rotate at every oil change (about 7k-8k miles).
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My rear tires spin faster because they get spun more than the fronts.(lack of traction) The right rear usually wears the fastest. The rears usually wear the center of the tire more than the outer lugs. Putting the rears on the front evens them out. Putting the fronts on the rears takes care of any "feathering" on the tread from turning. I always put the front tire with the most tread on the right rear when rotating.
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