Thanks for the replies. I did change the front shocks about a month ago
with Bilstiens but I can't tell if it will make a difference. It's hard to
notice the difference on the street until you hit a large dip or go over a
Yugo. I'm also afraid that once the tires develop this wear pattern it
doesn't matter what I do. It's a shame because there is lot's of tread left
in the high areas but it's getting very close to the wear bars in the lows.
BTW, Bilstien does offer OEM replacement shocks for the Dakota now. They
cost $49.95 and come with a lifetime warranty. I haven't replaced the rears
yet, I was considering putting on the adjustable Rancho's so that I could
leave them soft for commuting on the freeway and increase the dampening when
I'm offroading or carrying a heavy load in the back. Does that make any
sense? Is it worh $75 per shock? Dave
At 09:24 AM 12/20/96 -0500, Phil McClay wrote:
> Reply to: RE>Irregular tire wear
>
>I agree with JT McBride that it is the shocks and cornering hard. I don't
>agree that these are 30k mile tires. Like the Kellogg Frosted Flake
>confessors, I think the Wrangler A/T "are Grrrrr-ATE!" The tires do cup on
>the front. I rotated them twice and got 61k miles out of the first set --
>they were not to the wear bars yet, but winter is here so I replaced them.
>Bought three new P235s and rotated the spare out from underneath. I replaced
>the shocks too with the new tires. Next time I think I'll try LT235s which
>have a stiffer sidewall and more tread!
>
>My truck does have the payload package which includes heavy-duty shocks. Dave
>. . . sounds like you're a regular Ben-Hur; you probably need to replace the
>stock shocks and maybe get a sway-bar.
>
>Last time I supported the A/T's on the list, a couple of Goodyear confessors
>sent me email (they didn't reply to the list, of course). One guy got 70k out
>of his set, and another guy got two sets to go over 60k each.
>
>Phil McClay
>mcclay@mitre.org
>'94 Dakota SLT Club Cab 4x4 5-speed V8
>
>--------------------------------------
>Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 18:02:15 -0800
>To: dakota@sseg.ait.fredonia.edu
>From: Dave Hornback <hornback@qualcomm.com>
>Subject: Irregular tire wear
>
>I'm having problems with the stock Wrangler A/T's that came on my 95 4x4.
>They have developed a cupping type of wear pattern that you would see with
>bad shocks or bad balancing.
>
>I've kept them infated properly, rotated every 5k miles, balanced, and even
>had it aligned at 12k miles. Now at 18k miles it looks like they are going
>to bite the dust before 22-25K.
>
>Thanks, Dave
>
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>
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