tire suckage

[FLSilverP5]

Don't feel bad. My brother just bought a durango six months ago. He already has 15k miles and only did his 2nd oil change last week. in the first 8 k miles he has gone through 3 sets of tires (he is on his 5th now). He finished the stock ones, and bought pirellis. He had his allignment done numerous times and had to get the transmission and the lower and upper control rods.

 

[KpaBap]

am I the only one that thinks that much tire wear is just NOT normal unless you're drifting around all day long, and even then, if you're doing that much sliding I have to question your intelligence

 

[KpaBap]

please give me the inside scoop as to how I can ruin my tires so fast

 

[zmepro]

i really don't know, i don't drift at all and i don't do lots of burnouts or anything, i have had my alignment checked 2 times and nothin

 

[snowman4us]

3 sets of tires in 22000 mi....stocks lasted me till 10000....estas712 till 22000, just barelly got my Peratas(sp?) spec2's about a month ago and they are hollding up prity good...evens out i need new tires about every 3 seasons...and i dont even do bernouts,think that they are pritty gay. and my tires wear perfectly even.
when u get new tires get 205/45 insead of 195/50....gives you a little wider tire, so you get more grip and little longer lasting....

but i feel your pain...its adicting when you see a fun corner and no one is around....(drive)

 

[zmepro]

i have 205/45s

 

[snowman4us]

does it seem to you that the 195's have a little more stiffer walls...my 205's seem to me that the walls are a little softer becouse they stick out so far on the sides of the rim...or is it just my prada spec2's?

 

[zmepro]

my 205s don't bulge at all, they sit perfectly flush

 

[snowman4us]

huh thats weard...myne stick out probably 1/4in(at the most) farther then my rims on each side....

 

[zmepro]

are you drunk?

 

[snowman4us]

i wish...actualy probably not 1/4 but at least 1/8 of an in. for sure...if im not lazzy tomorrow ill take a pic...but im also putting on my brakes tomorrow as well so i might just go and drive for a little bit....(evil laph)MWAHAHAHAHA

 

[Roywhitep5]

stop with the envlope pushing!!

 

[NJP5Guy]

for those of you who are running 205/45/16 tires on the stock rim i just thought id say this...."gee i wonder why my tires are wearing so quick, it couldn't be that i have the wrong size rim for the tire....no that couldn't be it."

For those of you who might actually care about running the right size tire: a 205/45/16 needs at least a 16x6.5 rim or larger. My $.02

I beat on my car but i don't know how you guys wear out tires so damn quick. i don't think i could wear them out even if i took a cheese plane to them. (nana)

 

[snowman4us]

for those of you who are running 205/45/16 tires on the stock rim i just thought id say this...."gee i wonder why my tires are wearing so quick, it couldn't be that i have the wrong size rim for the tire....no that couldn't be it."

For those of you who might actually care about running the right size tire: a 205/45/16 needs at least a 16x6.5 rim or larger. My $.02

I beat on my car but i don't know how you guys wear out tires so damn quick. i don't think i could wear them out even if i took a cheese plane to them. (nana)

only if you knew what your talking about....(jerkit)

do you know anything about cars exept the general stuff?

hey dumbass why whould a bigger tire w/ more road contact wear out faster then a tire w/ less contact....i bought the 205's for a reason...more road contact then the 195....think about s*** before you open your trap(loser) ....

my .o3 cents...

 

[NJP5Guy]

only if you knew what your talking about....(jerkit)

do you know anything about cars exept the general stuff?

hey dumbass why whould a bigger tire w/ more road contact wear out faster then a tire w/ less contact....i bought the 205's for a reason...more road contact then the 195....think about s*** before you open your trap(loser) ....

my .o3 cents...

To start only a lesser, uneducated man reverts to name calling. If you actually went by the manufacturers specs before you purchased tires you find that every tire has a range for the size rim it should be mounted on. ideally every tire has a specific rim that it should fit on. in order to find that out you must look at the specs for a tire. When tires are mounted on an incorrect rim width all sorts of problems can occur. balance and alignment can be affected, stress on the hub bearings(this can occur with turning) resulting in uneven wear. not too mention the side walls of the tire undergo added stress due to the insufficient support from the rim(rims that are too small). And i might also add that a wider tire does not add up to increased grip and traction. The contact patch is what matters. wider tires do not always have a larger contact patch. Lets put it this way you dont see rally cars driving through the snow with 285 wide tires do you. NO YOU DON'T. I will respond sir by saying that you must think before you respond. Do your research first. (uhm)

 

[KpaBap]

yeah if anything, a bigger tire will wear out slower because there's a larger contact patch to wear out

also you're wrong about running 205s on 6-inch rims, I know of more than one person that is doing it and they have no issues with accelerated tire wear, so yea stfu

 

[NJP5Guy]

yeah if anything, a bigger tire will wear out slower because there's a larger contact patch to wear out

also you're wrong about running 205s on 6-inch rims, I know of more than one person that is doing it and they have no issues with accelerated tire wear, so yea stfu

In regards to the 205/45's on the 6in rims I am simply stating they are not designed for that size rim. Plain and simple. If people have had good luck with them then so be it good for them. As for a bigger tire wearing out slower than a more narrow tire just based on it being a wider tire that is BS. If you take two identical tires made by the same company with the same materials with the only difference being width they will wear out in about the same time given the same circumstances. As for you thinking like the other guy about a wider tire meaning more contact patch why do you think that the srt-4 neon has such an odd size tire 205/50/17? its because it has a large contact patch...more so than tires that are 215's or 40 or 45 series tires. This also relates to why this car is so quick in the 1/4 mile and is a good/decent track car.

 

[CRISPY5]

Very interesting info on tires and driving habits...

Just from common reasoning... I myself would not think a wider tire would cause more wear.. only a narrower one, in hard driving situations... but that is just me... As long as the tire is properly inflated that is....

Rough roads or course pavement... multiple lane changes and many curves.... things like that which would consistently put wear on tires could be the problem...

No one really seems to investigate those types of things very much, but usually jump right to driving habits and hardware...

Where do you drive guy??? What are the roads made of?? Pavement is a lot easier on your tires than cement... Are there a lot of concrete roads where you drive?? Being agressive on roads like that will take a toll for sure..

Taking curves really hard will cause wear too... but if you drive roads like that often... then it multiplies the problem.....

I don't know if the aggregate to tar mixture on your roads is different than most others... but I do know from experience that the cheaper the paving job.. the more gravel there is.... which equals more abrasion to your tires..

If this is the case then perhaps you should either choose to drive less aggressively on those types of roads or put money away for tires which you will need to buy more often....

That is my 2 cents my friend...

 

[zmepro]

i take curves hard, frequently.


however, returning to the width vs correct size debate, i do recall that 205s can fit on 6-7 inch rims. It doesn't make a difference unless the tire is overinflated or underinflated and even if it did, the wear would be in the center because the tire would be ballooned out and curved, which mine are not, they are flat, always the correct pressure and the wear is even.

 

[NJP5Guy]

If those tires work for you then thats great. if people actually read what i said nowhere is there mention that the tire wears because its wider. i said it could wear quicker or uneven because it was mounted on the incorrect rim width thereby distorting the tire(like snowman said that his tires bulged out more than his stock ones...i rest my case). And i checked, even Rishie agrees with me about the tire size.