Steer tire on drives?

Makes me wish I had super singles all around

 

Super singles suck.
A set of steer tires on the drives would still be light years better then stupid super singles. They may be ok in the south where there's no snow but should be out lawed in the mountains of BC Canada.

 

Absoposilutely!!!

 

Then you get some with loads of experiance say they are way better.
I have never driven in the snow but in muddy conditions SS are way better.

 

They have their applications and technical advantages. They also have their technical disadvantages and also look stupid on a proper truck IMO.

 

I think deep lug drive tires are unnecessary on a rig that sees mostly nothing but bare pavement. If low traction situations are really that big of a concern at low speeds a locking differential will get you out of more jams than an open diff with more aggressive tires will. And you'd theoretically get a small fuel economy boost getting rid of the drive rubber.

 

It is illegal according to the FMCSA to run recaps on the steers if they are over 4,020 lb capacity, and always illegal on buses no matter the capacity, however it is not an out-of-service condition by the CVSA.

FMCSR 393.75 (4) (e)
A regrooved tire with a load-carrying capacity equal to or greater than 2,232 kg (4,920 pounds) shall not be used on the front wheels of any truck or truck tractor.

 

Regrooved doesn't mean the same thing as recap. Regrooved could mean a virgin tire has had the treads grooved deeper.

Not sure I'd want to be legal and put less than 4920# capacity regrooved tires on my steers anyway lol.