Towed Vehicle Tires
Just returned from Alaska, 11,039 miles to be exact. ...towed a Honda Accord. Noticed tires on the Accord are rough riding. 4,100 actual miles and 17,000 mIles tow. Now I've been told from my tire ...
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bjbear wrote:hipower wrote:
That's a BS opinion. A rolling tire doesn't know if is being driven or towed.
Certainly this is true from the perspective of the axle and tire, but there may be a difference with respect to the steering and suspension.
When driving, the power steering is controlling the wheels. When towing, the wheels are acting like castors and without the force applied by the power steering, it may be possible that there is enough play and they are oscillating back and forth. May not be evident from the drivers seat, but it may be enough to cup the tires over time.
This can be especially true if the Honda Accord has electric steering. It is well documented that the feedback from the electric steering can cause a wobble to set up in some vehicles.
That's the way it was explained by my tire tech...this could be a combination of alignment and failing to rotate also, before the Alaska trip....lesson learned. B F Goodrich did advise me that there may be something they can offer me since the tires only have low milage.and they are softer rubber ..thanks everyone for your thoughts on this.
