Originally Posted by
old mechanic
8100 miles on mine, waiting for another axle, with my rig working fine. Rear tires all measure just under 8/32nds. fronts all at 7/32nds.
This is how tires SHOULD wear on a FWD vehicle with proper alignment. Tires should last close to 50k miles, maybe even longer since they wear slower when they are half worn out since they run cooler and I have the extra set of ensaves I got from cyclopathic.
Those alignment specs look great to me R01k, but I understand the double check. After that get a decent tread depth gauge and watch the wear patterns.
I'll probably rotate mine at somewhere around 25k.
regards
mech
I;ve always used a rule of thumb that on FWD you get x2 miles out of the tire in the back comparing to front. So I'd run OEM tires while the fronts are bold, then replace them. When the rears are bold get new fronts and move fronts to rear. No unnecessary rotations and at least 2 good tires on driving/steering wheels.
Worked for my lazy ass as long as the tires the same and you didn't had a sidewall puncture to throw rotation off.
I am utterly disappointed that the only LRR tire we can get is Enasave. There are none even if you go to more common size like 185/60R14. At least we have one performance tire in size to fit OEM rims: BFGoodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S 185/60R14 can be purchased for less then $80 at TireRack :/
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