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abnormal tire wear.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JEA86, Jan 19, 2011.

  1. Jan 19, 2011 at 9:56 AM
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    JEA86

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    well i have a 2010 Reg Cab 4 banger taco.

    stock Dunflop tires and i am at 15k miles

    i checked my tires last night and they are wearing pretty hard on the middle of the tire. I rotate them just fine and even had my alignment checked at toyota and they said it was ok!

    my Tire pressure was a bit low and i bumped it up to 33 PSI

    anyone else getting this kind of tire wear?
     
  2. Jan 19, 2011 at 9:57 AM
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    If they are wearing in the middle ghat usually means too high of psi. Do the chalk line test. The stock tires are junk anyway.
     
  3. Jan 19, 2011 at 9:57 AM
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    Some stuff. Not a lot, just some.
    That kind of wear comes from over inflated tires.
     
  4. Jan 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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    well it was at 28 PSI most of its life so thats really underinflated so i bumped up the pressure last week to 33 PSI
     
  5. Jan 19, 2011 at 10:01 AM
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    33 psi doesn't seem enough to do that....Imuna go with POS Dunflops. Underinflated would wear both edges.
     
  6. Jan 19, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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    yeah exactly and with the Tire pressure being at 28 before (2 psi below stock) it should have worn on the outside edges instead of the middle so i think it must just be these crappy tires
     
  7. Jan 19, 2011 at 10:27 AM
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    Wish mine would wear out so I had a reason to replace mine....
     
  8. Jan 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM
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    Replace them...sell those on Craigs.
     

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