What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

alaskanassasin

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

If you are not getting the mileage out of your tires you probably do either drive like **** (fish) or have an alignment issue.

Rams have a known issue with heavy loads and their front suspension geometry.  Apparently the fronts unload enough to negatively impact wear.  I am not the only one.  Apparently, with airbags you can correct it.  Just meeting factory specs isn't sufficient, and they way they are designed not everything upfront is adjustable.

I bet the cg on my ram is two feet from the front tires. How many miles on your ram?

fishlessman

johnmitchell said:

@fishlessman I bet that Rover is heavy on tires

just got over 70k on an inexpensive set of kumhos. still lots of tread but the tire rot in 4 years was insane. put michilin defenders ltx m/s on this fall. these are alot more grippy

johnmitchell

fishlessman said:

johnmitchell said:

@fishlessman I bet that Rover is heavy on tires

just got over 70k on an inexpensive set of kumhos. still lots of tread but the tire rot in 4 years was insane. put michilin defenders ltx m/s on this fall. these are alot more grippy

We have always had Michelin on our LR3 but this last go round we went with Firestone and only got 30K. We are in the process of getting Michelins fitted again 

nolaegghead

Mine def has that problem.  I heard that was fixed after 2008.  

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

Mine def has that problem.  I heard that was fixed after 2008.  

nope, 2015 downstairs has 50k on it and its on its second set last year. this 2500 HD  truck is babied.

TechsasJim

I've always enjoyed the Cooper tires on all my trucks.   Never had a mileage issue.

alaskanassasin

I just changed the oil on my 4 runner for the first time. what a pain in the ass. skid plate, fairing, oil plug cover, canister filter that I had to go back to town to get a socket for, canister drain tool I don't have, made a huge mess. Boy.

alaskanassasin

I changed the steering linkage and pitman on my 06 3500 with a 08 updated version.  Apparently it was all so wore out that my dad drove it and started laughing at the slop. I am used to herding vehicles down the road.

fishlessman

TechsasJim said:

I've always enjoyed the Cooper tires on all my trucks.   Never had a mileage issue.

i know the older ones were a bit noisy but they do hold up. putting hercules (made by cooper) on my sisters kia borrago  in a week or so

TechsasJim

fishlessman said:

TechsasJim said:

I've always enjoyed the Cooper tires on all my trucks.   Never had a mileage issue.

i know the older ones were a bit noisy but they do hold up. putting hercules (made by cooper) on my sisters kia borrago  in a week or so

I've been running the Discoverer RTX and with routine rotation get 60-70k miles and, to your point, the older versions were noisy but the newer ones don't seem to be noticeable.

I did only get 45k miles from the original michelins that came with the truck---no thanks.

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

Mine def has that problem.  I heard that was fixed after 2008.  

Mine is a 2018 (33kmiles) and fronts wear super fast.  I rotated them twice, but still need to replace them very soon.  Hence my comment about lucky to get 35k.

 My buddies is a 2012 and he is lucky to get 15k out of the fronts on his dually.  He has had multiple alignments, inspections, and services.  Nothing helped.  His next step is airbags.  Everything is in spec, on the edges, but in spec.

Legume

TechsasJim said:

fishlessman said:

TechsasJim said:

I've always enjoyed the Cooper tires on all my trucks.   Never had a mileage issue.

i know the older ones were a bit noisy but they do hold up. putting hercules (made by cooper) on my sisters kia borrago  in a week or so

I've been running the Discoverer RTX and with routine rotation get 60-70k miles and, to your point, the older versions were noisy but the newer ones don't seem to be noticeable.

I did only get 45k miles from the original michelins that came with the truck---no thanks.

Fwiw, the Michelins that came on my truck as original equipment didn't last long and the guy at discount tire confirmed that model was mostly sold to automakers for new trucks (can't recall the model, one of the primacy's I think). I swapped them before they were worn out because I needed something with better traction on snow and dirt and went with Bridgestones.  In the past with other trucks I have been very happy with Michelin defender LTX M/S - great traction and treadlife.

alaskanassasin

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Mine def has that problem.  I heard that was fixed after 2008.  

Mine is a 2018 (33kmiles) and fronts wear super fast.  I rotated them twice, but still need to replace them very soon.  Hence my comment about lucky to get 35k.

 My buddies is a 2012 and he is lucky to get 15k out of the fronts on his dually.  He has had multiple alignments, inspections, and services.  Nothing helped.  His next step is airbags.  Everything is in spec, on the edges, but in spec.

Yeah I just miss my Ford.

nolaegghead

Towing accelerates tire wear.  Even in the front.  The front will unload because of the tongue weight.

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

Towing accelerates tire wear.  Even in the front.  The front will unload because of the tongue weight.

Even with goosenecks it seems to increase wear.  The front definitely unloads, but on the Rams they seem way worse at tire wear than HD Fords or Chevys.  Airbags seem to help the Rams.

I do love the unloaded ride of coil springs in the rear of Ram 3/4 tons.

fishlessman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

If you are not getting the mileage out of your tires you probably do either drive like **** (fish) or have an alignment issue.

Rams have a known issue with heavy loads and their front suspension geometry.  Apparently the fronts unload enough to negatively impact wear.  I am not the only one.  Apparently, with airbags you can correct it.  Just meeting factory specs isn't sufficient, and they way they are designed not everything upfront is adjustable.

Have heard they don't drive as nice with the airbags, might want to try one first. The Harley place across from me takes big trailers full of Harleys from Boston to Sturgis every year. They instal and remove for the trip

kl8ton

nolaegghead said:

Towing accelerates tire wear.  Even in the front.  The front will unload because of the tongue weight.

I have also found that accelerating accelerates tire wear!

fishlessman

kl8ton said:

nolaegghead said:

Towing accelerates tire wear.  Even in the front.  The front will unload because of the tongue weight.

I have also found that accelerating accelerates tire wear!

100mph, toss in reverse and hit the gas, studded lasts longer and makes a better show. Old darts were indestructible. 

dbCooper

fishlessman said:

kl8ton said:

nolaegghead said:

Towing accelerates tire wear.  Even in the front.  The front will unload because of the tongue weight.

I have also found that accelerating accelerates tire wear!

100mph, toss in reverse and hit the gas, studded lasts longer and makes a better show. Old darts were indestructible. 

@fishlessman - This was a thing back when I was in my teens.  I witnessed multiple people that thought it was a good idea.  Process was to shift to neutral, lock the brakes, shift to reverse, release brakes and floor it.  Cars from the 60's and 70's.  Maybe 50/50 your tranny would survive.  Chevy Powerglides seemed to not mind at all.

Probably a lost art when front wheel drive became prevalent.

fishlessman

dbCooper said:

fishlessman said:

kl8ton said:

nolaegghead said:

Towing accelerates tire wear.  Even in the front.  The front will unload because of the tongue weight.

I have also found that accelerating accelerates tire wear!

100mph, toss in reverse and hit the gas, studded lasts longer and makes a better show. Old darts were indestructible. 

@fishlessman - This was a thing back when I was in my teens.  I witnessed multiple people that thought it was a good idea.  Process was to shift to neutral, lock the brakes, shift to reverse, release brakes and floor it.  Cars from the 60's and 70's.  Maybe 50/50 your tranny would survive.  Chevy Powerglides seemed to not mind at all.

Probably a lost art when front wheel drive became prevalent.

Never did the neutral thing. Drop back and punch it to brake traction. Quarter mile reverse rollbacks. Studs put on a fire show late at night

nolaegghead

I have accidentally shifted a power glide transmission into reverse while driving.  69 Chevelle

nolaegghead

I stalled the engine but everything was fine.  I was young and dumb

Ozzie_Isaac

I shifted from 4th to 1st in a 96 Dakota.  Little 4 cylinder pegged the tach.  We all lived, including the truck.

kl8ton

Young and dumb...I shifted buddies 86 escort into park while on freeway. Was shooting for neutral. Lots of loud clicking. Seemed fine after.

nolaegghead

Over revving from missing a high gear and hitting a low gear (downshift when trying to upshift) is the bane of older BMW M3s.  

WeberWho

kl8ton said:

Young and dumb...I shifted buddies 86 escort into park while on freeway. Was shooting for neutral. Lots of loud clicking. Seemed fine after.

My friends girlfriend at the time tried to put his Civic into park doing about 50mph. Transmission wasn't happy and mad a bunch of noise but not enough to kill it. 

GrateEggspectations

Drove the 911 Turbo S owned by my wife’s client the first time I met him. Missed a few shifts and scared the hell out of my wife, who was in the back. No damage to the car. 😁

Ozzie_Isaac

GrateEggspectations said:

Drove the 911 Turbo S owned by my wife’s client the first time I met him. Missed a few shifts and scared the hell out of my wife, who was in the back. No damage to the car. 😁

We list highschool level beaters .... You drop 911 Turbo S.  Lol.

Botch

GrateEggspectations said:

Drove the 911 Turbo S owned by my wife’s client the first time I met him. Missed a few shifts and scared the hell out of my wife, who was in the back.  No damage to the car. 😁

Not to be too personal, but how small is your wife?    

lousubcap

Gotta admit this thread took a left turn or I missed the ramp!  
Trying to get back to somewhere close to the basic thread, I recently bought a four tire set ( the four buy at once is painful and does not often happen) with a staggered wheel set up.  Best number is 23K on the fronts and two sets of rears to get there.  All aligned and Michelins (as they were),  now going to the all seasons (harder compound) as I can't take advantage of the summer tires.  (Too old!).