Super singles (yes or no)
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by RKH, Mar 9, 2014.
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Improper axle offset puts too much stress on wheel bearings causing failure. Just cause you can swap ss on a truck spec'd for duals doesn't mean you should. If you haul mostly lightweight it might not be a problem.
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No. I will not cotton to some trucker radio stuff about tires. The manufacturer has invested a lot in R&D and they know what pressures their tires need to run to do all that they are called upon to do and at the same time maximize tire life. To me, doing stuff outside of what the tire manufacturer recommends is the same as throwing glop into my engine because some company thinks that the high quality engine oil I use is insufficient and needs their help.
My mpg is down right now, but I have been running heavy most times, all in the northern tier of the country, and bucking 30+ mpg winds most of the time. The other day I got a lighter 38K load, only had a mild breeze and temp was in the 40's, ran about 65 mph, doing the rolling hills of Iowa and I got 8.4 mpg on that tank. I am comfortable with that. I am not going to max out my tires to tweak out a tenth.nofilter, Dice1 and TNeverending Thank this. -
Had a few minutes the other day and thought of it, so I measured my wide based rubber tread depth. 248,000 miles on them and have an even 18/32 on all tires all the way around. No irregular wear at all. If the claim is true, that most of the wear occurs early on, then these tires are going to get darn near 500,000 before changing out. I figured to change them at around 8/32, give or take.
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