Tire wear
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5th Wheeling
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Tire wear
So I just had to put new tires on the front of my 95 350 2wd only had 25000 miles on cooper ht3 tires . Just wondering if you guys experience the same issues or not the truck has been lined up by a couple different people drives straight as a arrow down the road. It just eats the edge of tires. I know lots of guys around here say it’s just a dually and they all do it but if that’s the case why don’t the single wheel trucks do it either way just wondering what your experience is.
Tuned
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In the past my Fords have had a habit of “cupping” the outside edge, as in alternating high and low spots. Assuming your alignment is good, I minimized it by keeping up with good shocks on the front and rotating the tires often. IMHO it is kind of inherent with that suspension.
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5th Wheeling
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It’s the outside edge and I don’t have any numbers on caster and camber . But the last time it was lined up He did lay the driver side tire in some more for some reason I want to say 0.02 degrees positive and 1/16 toed in but don’t hold me to that. As far as driving habits it’s fairly calm other than most of the time if I’m driving it it’s got a trailer hooked to it with anywhere from 6000 to 15000 pounds on it. Don’t just ride in it a whole lot due to a 460 gets a little thirsty sometimes.
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So there is a couple things you could do, upgrade the steering to a rack style system and setup the front end camber to be more correct with a trailer attached or get a weight distribution hitch if this is a bumper tow setup. If it's a fifth wheel then perhaps move the mount to put a bit more weight on the front of the truck. Bottom line is you want the front end to remain at it's unloaded ride height or maybe a little under it when the truck is loaded to keep alignment and camber in the neutral range.
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5th Wheeling
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Most of the time it’s a gooseneck and I do wish the ball was further in front of the axle. It was in the truck when I got it I am currently finishing a skirted flatbed that I’m going to move the ball location up a bit. I also pull a tag along camper a good many miles a year and that makes sense about unloading the front and causing a sharper arc also doesn’t help that I run aggressive tires on the back so I only rotate the front side to side guess I’m still better than a buddy who’s got a Chevrolet that has been to least 15 alignment shops in recent years and Eats tires far worse than my old ford does
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