Metalface
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So this is interesting and I'm hoping this is normal vs an alarming sign that something is not working properly lol, so be gentle!
Got brand new tires about 5 months ago (cheap/on sale ones though, but they were brand new.) The rear tread is barely even worn while the front have noticeably less tread than the rear. I'd say they have ~75%-50% OF the tread the rear has.
It does not look like one or both wheels are out of alignment.
The wear is not excessively inner or outer. It is perfectly even, just a lot of wear so it seems (maybe.)
I'd say these are wearing 2-3x as fast as my BFGoodrich M/T and A/T sets I've had. It's kind of nuts. Which makes me wonder if something is wrong somewhere?
The suspension parts have all been replaced within the last year, it's all new stuff, so nothing is worn out in the front or rear causing crazy tire wear from bouncing etc
The truck is never in 4WD hi or lo, just auto, and it goes up and down rural mountain hills on a daily basis.
(Brakes causing more wear in the front..? Beats me. Idk)
Tires are mud/snow tires, no, there is no cupping, it is perfectly even wear. It is just happening quick.
Brakes were redone last year, also, and they don't seem to be dragging or get hot.
Notably the tires were not balanced, any of them, but the rims had markings on them from the person I purchased them from indicating Front Right, Front Left, Rear Right, Rear Left, so we followed that assuming the front ones would be more balanced by default, and no, there is no wild vibration or even anything noticeable despite not having the wheels and tires deliberately balanced
Is this normal? Should I expect to rotate the tires every ~3 months if it's only driven 30 mins to work and 30 mins home 4 days a week, and one trip to the grocery store a week..? Haven't even taken it in the woods on these wheels and tires yet.
I put this in Stock Explorers because although it is shackle and torsion lifted and these are 31's on AR Nitro rims (nice,) I feel like if this is a known issue it will be known for, well, stock explorers, and due to the fact the suspension is not aftermarket parts, just the factory parts with mild tweaking (minus the shackles.)
Wondering if this is a sign that there's drag somewhere? Diff was looked at and rear axle bearings were replaced before the tires were changed. All should be well there. Unless this is a sign that something was done wrong lol
I'm hoping this is just a "just rotate the tires more often" answer. I hope that it isn't a sign something is dragging like maybe two bad CV axles (those are the one part that has not been replaced, though there is no signs of bad CV axle behavior neither noise or vibration. Front bearings were also done within the last year.)
Thanks for joining me in another mechanical witch hunt! Lol
Got brand new tires about 5 months ago (cheap/on sale ones though, but they were brand new.) The rear tread is barely even worn while the front have noticeably less tread than the rear. I'd say they have ~75%-50% OF the tread the rear has.
It does not look like one or both wheels are out of alignment.
The wear is not excessively inner or outer. It is perfectly even, just a lot of wear so it seems (maybe.)
I'd say these are wearing 2-3x as fast as my BFGoodrich M/T and A/T sets I've had. It's kind of nuts. Which makes me wonder if something is wrong somewhere?
The suspension parts have all been replaced within the last year, it's all new stuff, so nothing is worn out in the front or rear causing crazy tire wear from bouncing etc
The truck is never in 4WD hi or lo, just auto, and it goes up and down rural mountain hills on a daily basis.
(Brakes causing more wear in the front..? Beats me. Idk)
Tires are mud/snow tires, no, there is no cupping, it is perfectly even wear. It is just happening quick.
Brakes were redone last year, also, and they don't seem to be dragging or get hot.
Notably the tires were not balanced, any of them, but the rims had markings on them from the person I purchased them from indicating Front Right, Front Left, Rear Right, Rear Left, so we followed that assuming the front ones would be more balanced by default, and no, there is no wild vibration or even anything noticeable despite not having the wheels and tires deliberately balanced
Is this normal? Should I expect to rotate the tires every ~3 months if it's only driven 30 mins to work and 30 mins home 4 days a week, and one trip to the grocery store a week..? Haven't even taken it in the woods on these wheels and tires yet.
I put this in Stock Explorers because although it is shackle and torsion lifted and these are 31's on AR Nitro rims (nice,) I feel like if this is a known issue it will be known for, well, stock explorers, and due to the fact the suspension is not aftermarket parts, just the factory parts with mild tweaking (minus the shackles.)
Wondering if this is a sign that there's drag somewhere? Diff was looked at and rear axle bearings were replaced before the tires were changed. All should be well there. Unless this is a sign that something was done wrong lol
I'm hoping this is just a "just rotate the tires more often" answer. I hope that it isn't a sign something is dragging like maybe two bad CV axles (those are the one part that has not been replaced, though there is no signs of bad CV axle behavior neither noise or vibration. Front bearings were also done within the last year.)
Thanks for joining me in another mechanical witch hunt! Lol
