Re: 97 Dak with uneven (feathering) tire wear

From: Gary Shook (gary.shook@mci.com)
Date: Sun Dec 06 1998 - 13:53:15 EST


>
>I have a friend with a 97 Ram that did the same thing so its not just a Dak
problem but a
>Dodge problem. He ruined a set of front tires (feathering or cupping) in
5k miles. After 2
>alignment adjustments the dealer changed to 3/4 ton shocks on his 1/2 ton
truck and paid for
>a different brand of tires all around. He now has about 15k miles and no
more tire
>problems. So good shocks may help. BTW I only put 5k on my 98 Dak 4x2 and
the tires showed
>no signs of problems. My 99 R/T has only 1.6k now so it is probably too
soon to see any
>problems.
>Jim in Waco
>99 R/T RC
>
Not ALL trucks do this... I've got 31,000 miles on my 265/75/16 Goodyear
Wrangler RT/S tires, with only very slightly more wear on the outside when
in the front, which I attribute to hard cornering I do from time to time
(tire on outside of turn has all the weight on it) I also still have the
original shocks, even though they are in bad shape... I haven't found the
time to install my RS9000's The stock RT/S's will probably last to 50k, but
I'll replace them this winter if I'm not satisfied with their performance
anymore (so far they've been ok, but we've only had 1 small snowfall)

Gary Shook



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