Tires
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I was told by a tire salesman I could get as much as 300,000 miles out of a set of good tires, if I maintain them properly and I am lucky enough to drive on good roads and have light loads. I have 50,000 miles on my current set and they look like they may make it to 300,000 miles or maybe more. I don't know if speed plays much of a factor but inflation and alignment do. I also just bought a set of "Crossfire" tire pressure equalization systems. These keep your rear dual tires at the same pressure so they wear evenly. So one tire does not carry more weight than the other. I wanted to buy a set at a Freightliner dealership. They wanted 169.00 each. Truck Pro had them for 65.00 each. You can find Truck Pro dealerships on the internet.
jasonsprouse
Expert Expediter
Just a note on dual tires. If you run the SAME pressure in both tires, the inboard tires will carry more weight because of road crown. The outboard tires should have a few more PSI than the inboards so that they are equally loaded.
ALL roads are crowned for water drainage.
ALL roads are crowned for water drainage.
The road crown, or camber, is real on most roads but on a multi-lane road, the minimal effect of road camber woud affect all tires differently. If you follow Jason's theory on tire wear, you'd have to also lower the pressure of the left outer tires, in addition to the inner right tires, but only if you travel mostly in the Granny Lane. Hammer lane travelers would lower outer tire pressure on the right and inner tire pressure on the left. The inconsiderate drivers that always stay in the center lane may inflate each tire equally.
silverdollar
Expert Expediter
>Just a note on dual tires. If you run the SAME pressure in
>both tires, the inboard tires will carry more weight because
>of road crown. The outboard tires should have a few more PSI
>than the inboards so that they are equally loaded.
>
>ALL roads are crowned for water drainage.
>both tires, the inboard tires will carry more weight because
>of road crown. The outboard tires should have a few more PSI
>than the inboards so that they are equally loaded.
>
>ALL roads are crowned for water drainage.
Yabut, if they're passing you on both sides, you're in the wrong lane.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Putting an averages on a set of tires is not easy to determine, the depth is one of a few indicates, the other is the general condition of the tires themselves, are they crowned or cupped, are the missing pieces in the tread or scraped up on the side of the tire. Were they rotated at all during the life on the truck?
I had no choice but to replace my steers, they were cracked and a mess. I put the best I could get, Goodyear G395 and happy with them. It will get another alignment towards the end of the year.
The life of the tires depend on a few things that I mentioned but as Rich asked, what type of truck are you talking about matters somewhat as the most important thing.
The factors that I am told make the difference is the design of the truck in relation to the axle alignment, the PM that the truck receives and the weight dispersed on the chassis in an unloaded state. This also includes properly inflated tires – depending on the manufacture’s recommendation on the load of the tire.
Next to this is the tires and material in the tires. The material used today is different from 10 or even 5 years ago, things are improving all the time. Also don’t be cheap with your tires, get the best ones you can afford.
I had no choice but to replace my steers, they were cracked and a mess. I put the best I could get, Goodyear G395 and happy with them. It will get another alignment towards the end of the year.
The life of the tires depend on a few things that I mentioned but as Rich asked, what type of truck are you talking about matters somewhat as the most important thing.
The factors that I am told make the difference is the design of the truck in relation to the axle alignment, the PM that the truck receives and the weight dispersed on the chassis in an unloaded state. This also includes properly inflated tires – depending on the manufacture’s recommendation on the load of the tire.
Next to this is the tires and material in the tires. The material used today is different from 10 or even 5 years ago, things are improving all the time. Also don’t be cheap with your tires, get the best ones you can afford.