Re: new truck-tire wear

From: Asautt@aol.com
Date: Tue Feb 16 1999 - 23:57:43 EST


In a message dated 2/16/99 7:31:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
shetland@erols.com writes:

> Just speaking from experience and a billion dollar companies 100
> years of testing and working with auto manufacturers. 8 ^ )
> Patrick
> Firestone, Baltimore
>
> ps- I never have problems with tire wear on my trucks. I average 50-60K
> per set, and all I do is maintain the proper pressure, rotate them every
> other oil change (every 6K miles or so) and check the alignment and
> balance every second or third rotation. I think the rotation in the
> most critical step out of all of these.
> The tires that get neglected for the first 25K miles are the ones that
> are cupped by the time they hit 30K.
>
>
Patrick,
My owners manual shows rotation pattern for 4 wheel rotation. What do the
"pros" suggest for 5 wheel rotation? Might as well through the spare into the
mix, eh?

The OTHER Alan S from WA



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