Truck Eats tires
03-19-2018, 11:51 AM
#11
this can also play a big factor. going up mountain highways will indeed eat tires up. I drive over a mountain pass every day for work. its about 5 miles up and 5 down each way. I do notice a greater tire wear once I started this commute as opposed to flat highways. BUT, you have some extreme wear. there is no reason a set of tires tires wont last 60k.
03-19-2018, 12:02 PM
#12
Texas A&M Aggie
Is the tire shop determining when you need new tires or is that something you're noticing? Are you replacing at the wear bars or after that? Definitely abnormal tire wear...
03-19-2018, 01:51 PM
#13
Senior Member
LT fixed my lousey tire wear
I too experienced poor tire wear but not as bad. Got 27k on the OEM P rated Goodyear set. Then my tire shop aligned the truck with tongue weight for towing on the bumper.
That resulted in slightly better wear at 30k for my second set of P rated tires. Both sets wore outside edges worse even though they were rotated every 5k and maintained at door sticker pressure.
My tire shop fixed the problem with LT rated tires. The BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain TA LT275/65R18 put on next have 60k on them and measured 6/32" depth across the tread this morning. These are rotated every 5k and maintained at 50 psig.
That resulted in slightly better wear at 30k for my second set of P rated tires. Both sets wore outside edges worse even though they were rotated every 5k and maintained at door sticker pressure.
My tire shop fixed the problem with LT rated tires. The BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain TA LT275/65R18 put on next have 60k on them and measured 6/32" depth across the tread this morning. These are rotated every 5k and maintained at 50 psig.
Last edited by Barry_Vee; 03-19-2018 at 01:58 PM.
03-19-2018, 02:40 PM
#14
Senior Member
Yeah, I would say that you are wearing them out rather quickly. My 2013 Lariat still has the original Bridgestone Dueller Alenza Tires with 43,000 miles and I am pretty sure I can go another 15-20,000. My truck is 2WD and I do tow my bass boat and utility trailer a good bit.
03-19-2018, 08:44 PM
#15
Senior Member
My F150 is pretty heavy (6200lb) and I got 30k from my factory Perellis and 25k and counting on the Cooper ATPs on there now. The ATPs are likely good for another 10-15k the way they are wearing. I keep the tires at 45psi front and 40psi rear. I need that pressure for the weight of my 6.2L engine or the edges wear way to fast.
03-19-2018, 10:01 PM
#17
Senior Member
Ive got 27K on a set of Michelins and they have 7/32 tread on them.
03-20-2018, 08:37 AM
#18
American member
A rear sway bar once things are aligned will increase front tire life, by at least 5 to 7000 miles.
If it's any consolation, I burn through Goodyear's faster than any tire I've ever owned.
If it's any consolation, I burn through Goodyear's faster than any tire I've ever owned.
03-20-2018, 11:13 AM
#19
I have 27,000 miles on my P-rated Nitto Tera Grappler G2s and I still have 8/32"-9/32" of evenly work tread left so that's 4-5/32" gone after 27K, meaning I should get 60K out of these tires fairly easily.
I think the issue is in your alignment, you said you had it aligned but that doesn't mean it was aligned correctly even if the steering wheel is straight. I'd like to see an alignment print out for your truck to make it's actually aligned properly. It's also worth noting that frequent rotation can help to hide a bad alignment or bad shocks. Personally I'm not a fan of the factory alignment specs because they don't seem to help the front tires wear evenly and sacrifice a lot of front grip in turns, but the factory specs should cause issues like you're having, even my very aggressive alignment specs have my tires lasting much longer.
I think the issue is in your alignment, you said you had it aligned but that doesn't mean it was aligned correctly even if the steering wheel is straight. I'd like to see an alignment print out for your truck to make it's actually aligned properly. It's also worth noting that frequent rotation can help to hide a bad alignment or bad shocks. Personally I'm not a fan of the factory alignment specs because they don't seem to help the front tires wear evenly and sacrifice a lot of front grip in turns, but the factory specs should cause issues like you're having, even my very aggressive alignment specs have my tires lasting much longer.
