Why do I keep blowing out tires on my truck?
The last three sets of tires on my 2007 Ram 2500 have had one tire blow out. Always the same, passenger side rear. Have not weighed my trailer but specs are 7,000 dry, GVWR 10,500, pin weight 1,500....
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dodge guy wrote:
And yes changing the direction of rotation of a tire after thousands of miles can and does make a difference!
That you are correct sir. It DOES make a difference, for the good though, by correcting the tread feathering rather than allowing it to continue, if direction of rotation is changed by swapping L to R on the same axle. (Speaking for rwd/4wd vehicles, never had a fwd car long enough to care aboot the tires_
X rotation also changes rotation, but does not correct tread feathering.
If one watches how a tire wears in a specific position on a vehicle, there is almost always an option (not always the same option) to optimize the life of all 4 tires.
General exceptions being tires worn quicker or unevenly due to vehicle issues (alignment, etc), or lack of rotations causing a pair to wear further than the other , or burnouts! lol
But the notion that changing rotational direction on a tire that is not a directional tire is somehow harming the tire inherently is absolutely false.
FWIW, even directional tires will not be damaged running "backwards", they just won't perform quite as well.
But I am not the authority on tires....nor are you, or you'd understand this.
PS, you should tell capriracer he's FOS too, but I believe he actually is "the guy."
