I have a single screw and two of the drives need to be replaced and the other two are down to 10/32. The tire dealers says to put 2 new on one side, the TA says to mix the new/old on each side. My hunch is to do what the tire shop says - all new on one side of the truck. New tires are 16/32.
Just to clarify:
Tire dealer says: New New Old Old
TA says: New Old Old New
What do you guys say?
Single Screw, where to put new pair of drive tires?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tallmon, Aug 4, 2016.
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I allways been told new new old old.
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I'd go with the tire dealer; New New Old Old.
New Old Old New, puts too much weight on the new tires and they'll wear quicker.brian991219 Thanks this. -
Either situation is not advisable but I think 2 new together and 2 old together is the lesser of two evils. Mix a new and an old on the same side and the worn tire will start to cup and wear weird.
brian991219, Bean Jr. and Chinatown Thank this. -
I'd go with Northern Mechanic advice. He and the tire dealer know what they're talking about.
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Depends on the axle. If it is a Mack axle, I'd recommend putting old-new/new-old. Mack axles aren't "open" like most trucks, and that little bit of difference trying to run new-new/old-old could trash the inner workings of the differential. Now if you're running virtually any other rear axle, you're probably dealing with a true "open" differential, in which case a little variance from one side to the other isn't all that big of a deal and you should run new-new/old-old in order to make the tires last longer.
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Find a tire dealer that will give you some money for the half worn tires and replace all 4. Problem solved!
ncmickey, dngrous_dime, daf105paccar and 1 other person Thank this. -
Yep, all 4 is the way to go. one side taller than the other will also wear the outside of the old tires and the inside of the new ones.
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Replace all.
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Replacing all is the best choice but if you're only doing two then put them on the same side.
A worn tire beside a new one is like running with an underinflated tire. It makes the old tire drag.
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