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MT/R - uneven wear
on one of my rubicons i didnt rotate the tires properly and as a result
every other side lug wore down considerably creating unbearable road noise. the tires on my current rubicon werent rotated properly and they also have every other lug worn considerably creating that same unbearable noise. in fact, when you cant hear yourself think it spoils the fun of driving a jeep. the point in this post is trying to understand why every other lug wears out. ideas/thought? thanks, -- Nathan In Montana http://BighornTactical.com http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Talk.com http://HiPowerTalk.com http://GlockCarry.com http://p99sw99.com http://PPStalk.com http://P7talk.com |
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MT/R - uneven wear
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> on one of my rubicons i didnt rotate the tires properly and as a > result every other side lug wore down considerably creating > unbearable road noise. the tires on my current rubicon werent rotated > properly and they also have every other lug worn considerably > creating that same unbearable noise. in fact, when you cant hear > yourself think it spoils the fun of driving a jeep. > the point in this post is trying to understand why every other lug > wears out. ideas/thought? Tractor tires do the same thing. Unless the tire is purely symetrical there is always uneven wear as one section of the tread is just a teeny bit less surface area than the other. Once one lug is a bit worn the tire then hops to the next one, etc. This is cut and paste from an old article on http://www.truckinginfo.com/ Google cache has it still. --- Irregular wear patterns are caused by abrasion that is concentrated in one area of the tire tread instead of across the entire footprint. Side forces created by turning, off tracking, incorrect toe, etc. can drag or slip the tire across the pavement and concentrate wear on one side of the tire or one side of the ribs. Out-of-balance conditions and brake skids can make the tire bounce or skip down the road rather than run smoothly and in contact with the road surface. Naturally, every time the tire lands in a certain spot, it wears faster there. Tread pattern design and tire construction determine where the pressure on the footprint is concentrated. If it is not spread fairly evenly across the tire’s footprint, irregular wear patterns will result. --- -- DougW |
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MT/R - uneven wear
Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> on one of my rubicons i didnt rotate the tires properly and as a result > every other side lug wore down considerably creating unbearable road > noise. the tires on my current rubicon werent rotated properly and they > also have every other lug worn considerably creating that same unbearable > noise. in fact, when you cant hear yourself think it spoils the fun of > driving a jeep. > > the point in this post is trying to understand why every other lug wears > out. ideas/thought? Nate, I can't figure the dynamics of it, but every time I've seen the alternate wear (cupping) pattern the cure was a GOOD alignment and some combination of shocks, ball joints, and/or tie rod ends. I can see where the ball joints or tie rod ends could give that pattern. I'll be damned if I can see how shocks on a solid axle could do it - but experience says it will. Frequent rotation and balance also seems to help a lot. -- Will Honea -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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MT/R - uneven wear
I worked in tire shops for years way back when and the scalloping is
usually either caused by bad shocks or a bad wheel balance allowing a harmonic vibration to set up in the tire. It is an inside outside balance thing if I remember correctly. Those MTR's also wear out really fast compared to say a BFG. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com Nathan W. Collier wrote: > on one of my rubicons i didnt rotate the tires properly and as a result > every other side lug wore down considerably creating unbearable road noise. > the tires on my current rubicon werent rotated properly and they also have > every other lug worn considerably creating that same unbearable noise. in > fact, when you cant hear yourself think it spoils the fun of driving a jeep. > > the point in this post is trying to understand why every other lug wears > out. ideas/thought? > > thanks, > |
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