its goodyear tires in general. even the factory goodyears that come on chevys chop real bad and are garbage. unless if you do heavy mudding or own a vette dont run goodyear. the ltx ms2 is the best option but very pricey. the bridgestone dueller alenza comes close to the michelin in quality but will save you a bunch of money. you can even run a aggresive tire like the cooper zeon ltz and they will wear and ride smoother than those garbage goodyear hp's.

 

I have got 29K on my stock goodyears. They are wearing fine. Only thing I have done is check the tire pressure at least monthly, rotate tires every 6K. Though I will admit I will shop around when it comes to replacing them with another all season tire.

 

I've never had a set of either Goodyear or BFGs that came stock on my trucks that were worth a sh*t. The Goodyears that came on my '98 2nd Gen were cupped with only 18k on them and replaced that set with Mickey Thompson MTXs that wore great and still had decent tread on them when I traded the truck in 68k miles later...

 

im new to the forum but i read this and thought i'd chip in.

i am an auto mechanic and have been doing this a long time.

TIRES themselves do not chop. one tire is not less prone to chopping than another.

tire chopping is caused by one of these issues.

improper alignment. most common. EVEN IF, your alignment is in spec, it does not mean it is right. for instance, dodge says you can run a -1.0 deg. to +1.0 deg camber setting and it is considered "in spec". thats total BS!! ANY NEGATIVE camber setting at all will CHOP the inside of the tires, your camber should be set to or at almost 0 degrees.

you should align your truck every 6k miles.

number two problem is worn out shocks and struts. 50k miles. replace them. i see it all the time.

the shock loses its ability to maintain down pressure on the tire as its moving down the road. as a result, you gets chopped tires.

number three.

worn or bent suspension components or bearings. dodge bal joints fall apart. by 80k they are usually done. bal joints with more than 1/4 inch of play up and down when tested unloaded with a bar will chop the inside of your tires.

a perfect alignment and you should never have to rotate. imperfect and you should, bad and ROTATING wil not fix your problem.


just my mechanical 2 cents

 

So then how do you account for new tires on a new truck cupping or chopping like hell and the replacement of the tires with another brand WITH NO other modifications to the truck and those tires last 60K plus without issues???

Not looking to cast doubt on your post, but I've experienced this myself MORE THAN ONCE...

 

Do you rotate AND balance your tires every 3k miles?

I do. Religiously. And ive owned several new trucks with different brand tires. Never once an issue if the vehicle is properly maintained.

 

Further even. Under or over inflation for extended periods can cause similar issues. As a mechanic i can tell you. People in general do not properly maintain their vehicle, or even know how to.

 

As someone who put himself through college working at 4x4 performance and lift shop, whose father, uncle and grandfather were life-long mechanics I can tell you I know how to put air in my tires.

I rotate and balance my tires every 6k miles and have for over twenty five years. I've gotten almost 70k miles out of a set of Mickey Thompson tires on the same truck that previously saw the stock Goodyears die under 20k miles.

The Cepek FCIIs on my current truck show almost no signs of wear at 36k miles on them.

Some tires are just cheaply made, sh*t tires, dude...

 

My thoughts exactly! its not the tire doing it its the suspension on the truck!
And rotating tires just masks the problem.

 

Tires are not all equal and brand name is not necessarly the best way to find what you want. For instance i have a set of tires on the back of my barracuda that have been on there for 15 years they are still in good shape and are not cracking. But they are hard as hell and have been that way since new, they are a off brand tire look at the durometer hardness of the rubber that the tires are made of. This is also a trade off as it will have stiffer ride and less traction. The size and sidewall thickness will also make the tires react differently. I think if the time was spent to make sure the alignment on your truck was perfect the tires would not wear like they do. I know on my truck im going to have to figure out why the rears are chopping! Its going to take lots of measuring and probably have to make my own lower control arms that are adjustable so i can get the rear dialed in just right.