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10-05-2005, 11:14 AM
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Tires
I have a 2004 Chevy 2500 with 30,000 miles..... Already in need of new tires. All worn evenly. Has to do with driving gravel roads on a daily basis... I think?
I was told by a tire salesman that E load (10 ply) wear faster than D load (8 ply) tires. Hence why you will not find a mileage warranty on E load tires. Any truth to this?
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10-05-2005, 01:00 PM
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I've noticed that OEM tires do not seem to last as long as they should. Or at least as long as I think they should.
My last new car only got 35,000 miles out of the tires. 84 mile round trip (highway) 6 days a week. What happened to the 60,000 mile tires of a few years back?
On the ply issue, if the 10 ply wear faster than the 8 ply (assuming that you have the 10 ply with 30k on them) then how long should my 14 ply's last?
Note: I'm at 125,000 & I should get at least another 25k..
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10-05-2005, 02:18 PM
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Stuck....the tire guys logic would tell me around 18-20k? It seemed rather suspect that a "softer" tire would wear slower.
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10-05-2005, 08:33 PM
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The center of the rears will wear faster on E rated tires than on D's especially if you run unloaded. Why? 85 lbs of air tends to push the tire center up and causes faster wear.
I got 42K out of a 2004 GM truck, but we are running highway mostly.
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10-06-2005, 12:06 AM
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So then is the tire guy leading us the right way?
Unless we're constantly maxing the load out the better buy would be a D?
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10-06-2005, 12:59 AM
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Good question....personally, I like to have things heavier than I need them. If you can run less air in an E rated tire, I'm assuming that is going to take care of the problem of the center wearing on the rear if you are unloaded. Then a D rated tire takes less air to begin with.
I dunno. I have yet to see more than 40K or so on any tire going, even though the dealer says one thing....
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10-12-2005, 06:32 PM
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I just replaced all 4 tires (orginals) on my 97 ford 150 ,they had 69k on them and probably could have gotten 10k more ,they payload 3 - 8 ply ,rotated every 10k and mostly highway miles ,can't complaine
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10-13-2005, 03:59 PM
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As I remember, my 2001 2500hd had firestone's on it when I bought it new.....think I got close to 40k on those, and that was with a lot of trailering/hauling miles.
Ever since then, I've yet to even get close. Basically, every year, the truck gets tires now.....somewhere in the 12-15k range.
I tried finding those tires again, but everyone says they aren't made anymore......go figure.
I have always assumed that a work truck is a work truck, and the tires aren't going to last. Maybe someone out there is getting 40k on a set of truck tires, but I haven't heard about it.
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10-13-2005, 05:58 PM
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Not all E load tires are 10 ply -- I just put a set of E rated tires on my 2500 -- Pirelli Scorpions. They are rated fro 65,000 miles -- we'll see.
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