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11-14-2019, 01:15 PM #11
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Steve, my truck is a 4 wheel drive vehicle. If I understood you correctly, you think I can get it aligned so that the tires up front would wear evenly? I can have this done before I start towing in May. Would a place like tire kingdom be able to do this or go back to Ford? And what specifically do I have to ask for?
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11-14-2019, 01:41 PM #12
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Steve the tires wearing on one edge wouldn't that be from the camber setting. All toe is, is how the tires are turned in or out. That would cause scuffing on the tires across the treads but not causing an edge wear. Camber is the setting for the tilt of the tire from top to bottom. That would cause wearing on the edge. with a weighted down truck especially the front would change the dynamics of the camber. When the truck goes down the top of the tire goes out. When you jack up the front of the truck by the frame you will see that happen. That would give you the edge wear.
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11-14-2019, 05:09 PM #13
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You are correct that camber is a contributor to tire edge wear. However, with today's vehicles and radial tires, the idea of scuffing wear across the tread surface is not happening. When dynamic toe being off from straight ahead, edge wear is the rule. Both in my education from Hunter and my experience working on vehicles I observed this wear pattern. And as far as tire wear, 90 percent is from toe, and 10 percent is from camber.
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11-14-2019, 05:11 PM #14
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11-14-2019, 05:24 PM #15
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Great questions for sure. For what it's worth, I suggest that you need to research an alignment specialty shop that is in the business specifically to solve customer issues. There are exceptions, but typically dealers and tire shops are setting the alignment to factory specifications. You should be able to speak to a service advisor or manager/owner and describe what tire wear issue you are having. And then hopefully you will have a good gut feeling about those people and their customer concern and expertise. Your question has generated others joining the conversation. With your vehicle, camber is pretty much static as you travel down the highway because you have a solid front axle- also when you hook up to your Reflection, you will still have similar if not identical camber. I hope you find the right people!
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11-16-2019, 05:11 PM #16
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Got my new Michelin Defenders M/S on Moose (my truck) I am happy Michelin honored the warranty and Tire Kingdom was a great help. Total cost with Tire Kingdom maintenance for tire life, balance, free puncture repair and free rotations. $504 total. Anyway, I hope these last longer than 30k miles. The manager noted that he sees this type of wear mostly on ram and ford trucks due to solid front axle. The good morning trucks he said have independent front axle so tires wear better. Don’t know if true or not but found it interesting.
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11-17-2019, 06:05 AM #17
Agreed. I have a set of Ridge Grappler's on my F350 SRW. Recommendation from a friend who has them on his 350 6.7 King Ranch (Personal truck) and his 2018 F350 XLT 6.7 SRW ( Work/company truck) I have to say they have kicked some butt in everything I have tossed at them. Snow, sand, dirt road/ gravel off road. The only thing is I would recommend to have the BCM changed to a lower tire pressure. Most tires seem to wear better with a slightly lower tire pressure.
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2016 F350 XLT I changed my stock low pressure warnings from 65 PSI to 50 PSI using a program called Forscan. It uses a Laptop or PC and a ELM 327 ODB port adapter to allow access to the truck's computer. You can purchase the adapter on an on line retailer for under 30 bucks. The program is free you just need to register the program. However, if you feel uncomfortable, you could have your TPMS recalibrated by the dealership or possibilty by an independent mechanic / tire shop.
I usually run my air pressure around 60 PSI and have gotten much better wear and towing results. I suspect some of the early wear out conditions of any tire has been over inflation since there is no real load in the back of the truck and front of the truck to flatten the tire. Lowering the air pressure a few pounds and resolve this issue without comprising the tire or ride quality. Another benefit is a smoother ride. It allows the side walls to flex if you are running full or near full tire pressure, it can be a head jarring experience. This is empty not loaded. Loaded if I know I am getting something heavy I will give the tires a couple of extra PSI to give the proper weight carrying abilities. However since running the tires at 60 PSI, I have been getting better ride out of the truck, better trailering experience, and it also seems the fuel mileage has been better in some cases.
Good luck with your purchase.2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT CCSB 4x4 6.2 gasser 3.73 E locker
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11-21-2019, 09:10 PM #18
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Have you weighed your truck solo and with your trailer attached? We run a 2013 F350 SRW Platinum crewcab shortbed with Airlift bags and a 303. Weighed on a CAT scale last month the front axle weight only changed 40 lbs. Seems like that would be insignificant on tire wear.
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11-23-2019, 09:48 AM #19
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11-23-2019, 10:26 AM #20
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