Ezbagr wrote:
Just read the thread where a guy was complaining about terrible tire life with general tires. I have a 1 ton dually 2 wheel drive 2007 Dodge Ram and I get 80,000-85,000 miles out of the General tires. I think the key is rotating the fronts to the back every 10,000-12,000 miles. I will rotate the fronts to the right rear and 10,000-12,000 miles later put the fronts on the left rear.
Another thing that I do is I only run 55-60 PSI in the rears even with towing a 13,000 pound fifth wheel. I do run 70 PSI in the front.
Yeah I was gonna post in the "General Ameritacs are******thread"
Stayed out of it because I've had 3 sets of those and always put over 40K on each set.
My first set were on a Ford F250 towing a trailer and we saw 50K on them.
I believe you are right about tire rotation.
If I may also add with re-balancing and correct toe on the front end any tire will give good service.
IMHO many think the big trucks are built like tanks...sadly not troo most are running close the limits and should be cared for with diligence.