Uneven tire wear

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  1. RSB34

    RSB34 Light Load Member

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    I'll have to check that and get back to you. My wife has me doing paperwork now. Guess I sat in one spot too long and she noticed.
     
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    Yeah you could have. You actually did pretty good, you got in the ball park of about a year out of them
     
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    I would get rid of the Chinese tires asap, I made the same mistake once. Had one that actually pulled the truck to the left which I thought wasn't even possible. Went and had the left tire turned on the rim and it ran pretty straight, couldn't wait to get rid of those tires. I just had a set off TOYO steer tires put on yesterday and going to see how thy run out. 325.00 at Sap Bros. I would also Have that alignment checked , if it's off won't matter the tire it will still were it out. Also might want to try some Balance Masters, I have used them for years on my steers and thy work great.
     
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    Is there any feed back in the steering wheel?
     
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    Bad shocks can cause uneven wear. Smoothe bore tank will take a couple of months off of tire wear, not a year though.
     
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    What kind of condition are king pins in?
     
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    King pins are a year old still in good shape.
     
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    I put shocks on today. I'm thinking put a set of continentals on and check alignment next. But I don't know if the shocks worked until I get round tires on.
     
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    shakes a little but if I let go of the wheel it will shake alittle but truck runs strait. It looks like up and down on my hood if that makes sense to you.
     
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    I put them on other trucks and was ok but this classic don't like them.