Almost 80,000 Miles on a set of tires.
I just put a new set of skins on my dually in preparation for a trip through the mountain passes to Alberta from Vancouver. I just have to say how well pleased I am on the service life of the old t...
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BobsYourUncle,
You're right as your thread is about 80k + on Michelin tires and notice others asked how or why you can get that many miles from your tires because they say they can't. That begs for explanations as to why and you gave some and others and myself gave additional factors only to help the others.
Actually 80K from Michelins is not the highest miles to expect by far. We always get more than 80K on any vehicle they are on and I have posted many times on this fact. Even sent (emailed) multiple close up pics to a forum member, PerrysburgDodgeBoy, a couple months ago taken that same day just for him of the 7 year old LTX 265/75/16 "E" M&S Michelin tires on our '04.5 Chevy 2500 (setup as a 3500 SRW) D/A CC LB 4X4 with over 93K on them. Absolutely zero sidewall cracks and still had 3+-5/32 (3-4.5mm) tread left over the wear bars and with even tread wear as the pics clearly showed. That truck has only been used for carrying our very heavy Lance 11'4" TC or our 29' Carriage Carrilite 5th wheel and a few times our TT or our 36' 3 axle Carriage 5th wheel since we ordered and purchased the truck new in 2004.
The 245/75/16 "E" Bridgestone tires that came on the truck were toast and nearly bald with one showing metal belt peeking at just under 30K. The tires were replaced with new LTX 265/75/16 "E" Michelins M&S2 tires a few weeks later as winter is approaching and we carry very heavy.
Then there's our king of our truck tire mileages. Our 1993 Chevy 2500 5.7L ext cab LB 4X4 purchased new in 1993 that came with the OEM 245 "E"s. Before it had 5,000 miles on it, I had Air-Lift System Airbags put on and replaced the OEM tires with the Michelin 265/75/16 "E" M&S and sold the truck to an asparagus farmer, who's farm is next to acreage we own, in 2004 with a little over 128K on the ODO and those same tires were still on it and not to the wear bars yet. No cracks either! That's approx 123K miles on those Michelins and still going and not bald!
If there's any "so called secret" to high tire mileage, it's to do with the vehicle itself and it's geometry, symmetry, and suspension design and condition manitained, the tire inflation 24/7/365, the load carried somewhat, how the vehicle is driven is a biggie, yes the roads driven and climate (ambient temps etc) where driven have an effect also. Not ever using any "tire shine or coating products on the tires period! Just soap and water! However, these factors vary greatly amongst truck owners and so do the tire/life etc results vary therefore.
You're right as your thread is about 80k + on Michelin tires and notice others asked how or why you can get that many miles from your tires because they say they can't. That begs for explanations as to why and you gave some and others and myself gave additional factors only to help the others.
Actually 80K from Michelins is not the highest miles to expect by far. We always get more than 80K on any vehicle they are on and I have posted many times on this fact. Even sent (emailed) multiple close up pics to a forum member, PerrysburgDodgeBoy, a couple months ago taken that same day just for him of the 7 year old LTX 265/75/16 "E" M&S Michelin tires on our '04.5 Chevy 2500 (setup as a 3500 SRW) D/A CC LB 4X4 with over 93K on them. Absolutely zero sidewall cracks and still had 3+-5/32 (3-4.5mm) tread left over the wear bars and with even tread wear as the pics clearly showed. That truck has only been used for carrying our very heavy Lance 11'4" TC or our 29' Carriage Carrilite 5th wheel and a few times our TT or our 36' 3 axle Carriage 5th wheel since we ordered and purchased the truck new in 2004.
The 245/75/16 "E" Bridgestone tires that came on the truck were toast and nearly bald with one showing metal belt peeking at just under 30K. The tires were replaced with new LTX 265/75/16 "E" Michelins M&S2 tires a few weeks later as winter is approaching and we carry very heavy.
Then there's our king of our truck tire mileages. Our 1993 Chevy 2500 5.7L ext cab LB 4X4 purchased new in 1993 that came with the OEM 245 "E"s. Before it had 5,000 miles on it, I had Air-Lift System Airbags put on and replaced the OEM tires with the Michelin 265/75/16 "E" M&S and sold the truck to an asparagus farmer, who's farm is next to acreage we own, in 2004 with a little over 128K on the ODO and those same tires were still on it and not to the wear bars yet. No cracks either! That's approx 123K miles on those Michelins and still going and not bald!
If there's any "so called secret" to high tire mileage, it's to do with the vehicle itself and it's geometry, symmetry, and suspension design and condition manitained, the tire inflation 24/7/365, the load carried somewhat, how the vehicle is driven is a biggie, yes the roads driven and climate (ambient temps etc) where driven have an effect also. Not ever using any "tire shine or coating products on the tires period! Just soap and water! However, these factors vary greatly amongst truck owners and so do the tire/life etc results vary therefore.
