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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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So is it normal for MT tires to wear in the front of your truck faster than the rear when 99% of your driving in on regular roadways. I have noticed on my 35x12.50 Toyo Open County MT that the fornt tires have worn down considerably faster than the rear. My rear one still look brand new with all the tread where as my front is almost slicks as it appears. Maybe another 1k or 1.5k miles left for the front. Is this normal?
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Nope you probably have some sort of alignment problem or something did you ever rotate your tires?
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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do you drive it like you stole it?
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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You need to rotate your tires with every oil change with mt's and f150s.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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No I have not rotated them since I put them on. I have driven about 7k miles on them with a couple of oil changes here and there. I do not drive it like I stole it, never really had it much faster than 75 mph. I got a cobra for speed. The alignment seems fine, I dont get any type of pulling or drifting to any particular direction when driving. Tread is probably 1/2 inch lower than rear. Since the front tires are almost worn should I just replace the front and keep the rear obviously since they are still new and just rotate them every 3k miles or so? $400.00+ for 1 tire is suitable I suppose but having to replace them every year may start to suck.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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He is right, every oil change rotate your tires when driving with M/T's....you probably have alignment issues too if they wear that quickly. The only trucks I own that wear quicker on the front are the Diesels but that is due to the weight especially when towing and brakeing
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