uneven tire wear on tow PU= '07 Toyota Tacoma 4WD

Grit dog wrote:

stevepk wrote:
And 9 thousand miles and no tire rotation? Not a good move.

How often would you suggest rotating?? 9k ain't much.
But rotation does not affect rear tire wear. It affects Even tire water.

I do mine every oil change.

stevepk wrote:
And 9 thousand miles and no tire rotation? Not a good move.

How often would you suggest rotating?? 9k ain't much.
But rotation does not affect rear tire wear. It affects Even tire water.

Towing. Period.

Even not towing the rears will wear faster anyway.

More likely related to 8,000 miles of aggressive acceleration when not towing than 1,000 miles towing.
Before you say not me, would you let your insurance company put one of those monitors on your truck?
Do you have any "young" drivers using the truck?

More tire wear on the rear of a towing vehicle is not unheard of, it's the constant high torque on the rear wheels from pulling a sail at highway speeds. I've experienced it.

But 5/32" in 9,000 miles, with a Tacoma? That seems excessive.

Is the wear even across the tread width?
Tire pressure?
Has the vehicle possibly got a bent axle?

camp-n-family wrote:
What kind of tire pressures are you running? Are you airing the rears up while towing?

X2

And 9 thousand miles and no tire rotation? Not a good move.

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My guess would be all that tongue weight.

What kind of tire pressures are you running? Are you airing the rears up while towing?