Is it normal for tires on a 5'ver to wear evenly across all threads. Or, because of scuffing and being ST's will the outside threads wear faster then the center. Giving a slight "football" appearance.

John&Joey wrote:Is it normal for tires on a 5'ver to wear evenly across all threads. Or, because of scuffing and being ST's will the outside threads wear faster then the center. Giving a slight "football" appearance.ST tires rarely wear much in their life unless there is a problem, usually alignment or camber. If you're seeing "rounded" tread on all your tires, you could be over inflated. If you see it on only 1 or 2 tires, you're probably looking at tread separation. Not saying it's =not= wear, especially if you have situations where you have to make very tight turns frequently but, IMO, you're looking more at tire issues than wear.Lyle

I've never had ST tires on my trailers. The LT's that I use wear evenly and the current ones are almost 4 years old and still look new.

Wear to the outside edges would be more likely caused from under inflation. However, like Lyle suggests above, normally you would see little wear, unless you have alignment issues, or are backing/turning tight frequently, such as into a tight turn concrete driveway.Jerry

Don't know about ST tires - don't use 'em. My LT tires wear slightly more on the outsides. Always inflated to 80psi

I'm on my 4th set of tires for my 22 year old 5th wheel.All sets have pretty much stayed flat across the tread. No rounding or scuffing. In fact the tires will stand up on their own when I take them off of the trailer for bearing maintenance or other work.I do make sure the pressure is correct before and during each trip.The one time I had a tire with a rounded look to the tread the bands had separated inside of the tire. It was very noticeable and was causing that tire to rub against the front tire on bumps in the road. I began seeing little puffs of smoke in my mirror.

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azdryheat
Explorer
Dec 22, 2017
I've never had ST tires on my trailers. The LT's that I use wear evenly and the current ones are almost 4 years old and still look new.
laknox
Nomad
Dec 22, 2017
John&Joey wrote:
Is it normal for tires on a 5'ver to wear evenly across all threads. Or, because of scuffing and being ST's will the outside threads wear faster then the center. Giving a slight "football" appearance.

ST tires rarely wear much in their life unless there is a problem, usually alignment or camber. If you're seeing "rounded" tread on all your tires, you could be over inflated. If you see it on only 1 or 2 tires, you're probably looking at tread separation. Not saying it's =not= wear, especially if you have situations where you have to make very tight turns frequently but, IMO, you're looking more at tire issues than wear.

Lyle

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