Tires for Dually
I just bought a 2011 F350 Dually. It is all stock with OEM General Grabber 245/75R17 on the rear. I will need to replace the rears soon. This is my first heavy truck, I have heard that Nitto is goo...
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The Mad Norsky wrote:
I've got the same vehicle you have now, but got mine new.
Also has the OEM General Grabber HTS tires on it. My fronts are wearing faster than the rears, but only 22,000 some odd miles on the vehicle.
I find these front tires to cup badly. Tried rotation (side to side in front) and re-balancing, which has helped a little.
Rear tires are wearing really nicely.
It may be the Alcoa wheels,(factory OEM's on my King Ranch version) but the fronts on mine are real good at loosing air pressure. Try to keep them around 65, but if left on their own for any amount of time, its back down to the 52 PSI range. No leaks found, valve stems seems good, so wheels are left right now as the culprit.
Because of cupping fronts, I have also been looking for tires.
Right now I am leaning towards the Nitto Crossteks in the 245/75/17 sizes.
OE tires on my Ram were General Ameritrack P O S tires. They were cupped within a couple thousand miles. One front tire developed a separation under the tread at 25K and were 2/3 worn out. I dumped them and went with the Michelin MS2's and they have worn very little and evenly in 16K.
You are running too low of pressure on the front tires. The edges will be gone in no time. I run 80 on my fronts with even wear and 45 rear empty and 60 with 4,500# load.
I really doubt the wheels are the problem. If they were Chicom maybe but Alcoa is top quality.
