Ranger 4X4 Tire Wear
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Ranger 4X4 Tire Wear
I'm just purchasing a 2009 Ranger Sport 4X4 and noted that the tires are a little more worn on the front than on the back. Either they were recently rotated or they need to be. I don't think this vehicle did a lot of tearing around off-road or anything, but no doubt spent some time in 4X4 mode on snowy/hilly city streets. With normal accelaration and cornering, which wears faster on these vehicles normally - front tires or back tires?
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ive noticed on some vehicles that when the front tires are turned, one is turned a bit more than the other, probly due to steering linkage geometry, this would cause some "scrubbing" of one of the tires, the other side would probly "scrub" when turning the other direction. i do get scalloping on the inside edge of my front tires, its not bad, just noticeable after about 5-10 thousand miles. i have 2 sets of tires, so everytime i do a set rotaion, i trade the front set for the rear, it all seems to balance out. ive only had 1 professional alignment once since ive had the truck, and that was only because i put new ball joints in.
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ive noticed on some vehicles that when the front tires are turned, one is turned a bit more than the other, probly due to steering linkage geometry, this would cause some "scrubbing" of one of the tires, the other side would probly "scrub" when turning the other direction. i do get scalloping on the inside edge of my front tires, its not bad, just noticeable after about 5-10 thousand miles. i have 2 sets of tires, so everytime i do a set rotaion, i trade the front set for the rear, it all seems to balance out. ive only had 1 professional alignment once since ive had the truck, and that was only because i put new ball joints in.
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10-30-2015 03:15 PM