Steer Tire Issue with KW. Best steer tire for OTR?

The best alignment guy i know, who has 25 years experience with tires and suspension, swears the 591 is best steer OTR.

I'm 100% Michelin, so XLEZ for me

 

You accepted the truck with those tires on it, so that’s on you. My new truck was the same. I ordered Michelins and instead of the X line Energy Z it should’ve had it showed up with X Multi Z which is a regional tire. Since my truck was driven from Denton technically the tires were used when it got here. So I ran them and got 87k out of them.

If you’re running 22.5 I say Michelin is the best steer you can get. But if you’re running 24.5 Michelins isn’t an option unless you find someone with a stockpile of tires.

 

That could’ve just been the tires. The regional tires like what we got stuck with aren’t made for running up and down the road all day at highway speed. The sidewalls are different because they’re designed for low speeds and turning a lot, etc. The wear you’re describing is exactly what my tires did, only mine did it on both sides of the truck. If you went to a reputable alignment shop and they said the truck is good then I wouldn’t hesitate to put good steer tires on. A couple weeks ago I got 16 ply tires and a set of Centramatics for $1907 at Trails in Albert Lea MN.

 

Check into the Michelin Advantage Program. Takes minutes to apply, and once your account is verified, you'll buy them 650ish$.

Forget the balancing and buy beads or centramatics.

BTW, No credit check for Advantage

 

I have ToyoM177 on Cascadia, with centramtics.
About 40k on them.
I’ll turn pic sideways to show tread.


Wearing evenly, i also have the valve cap that shows green when inflated properly at 110

 

The X lines are the only thing i use on my rig myself. But im also a dump truck so they get badly abused.

 

I hope, for your wallet sake, that you do a tri-axle CHECK.
Once you see which one of your 3 axles has an issue, go for THAT axle alignment.
In Canada, we have snow on the ground between mid September to mid October depending on the year.
It's the best time to sell the steer tires for what's left on them, either as used tires or just casings.
Buy a set of Michelin (or whatever you can find, like Bridgestone), do the 3-axle CHECK, adjust which axle needs it and be happy for another year.
Don't forget to balance the new steer tires.
For drives I used to do the same, just every second year.
I hope it helps you make a good decision.
Be safe, driver.