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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Has anybody experienced uneven tire wear on your ram the 2009/2010 models with the 20' rims? My tires are chopped and i have been doing the rotation on time and making sure they are properly inflated... . Again service advisors at the dealer made sure to tell me that the tires that our truck come with are **** and it will do that for no appearent reason.
What would be the best bang for the buck on some new tires.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Have you had an alignment? Had mine done...tow was way off.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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I've had four. At this point i have about another 10000 miles out of my tires perhaps a little more. I will do another alignment when i get the new tires.
 

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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Wow you did get some bad tires, my front ones have 12 K km's and they are finally starting to look like I should move them to the back. The drivers rear right measured 7 all the others 9 so I guess it must be letting go on occasion without me realizing, ya my story and I am sticking to it.
What are your rotation patterns you guys that do it regularily on a 4x4? Is it front wheels straight back the rears criss cross to the front? or vice versa? Or someting else.
I am going to use A since my tires a OEM and non direcional, easy to remember opposite to our Avenger front to back the back to opposite sides on front.
 

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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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Don't believe them that these are **** tires because i got 80,000 out of my first set of goodyear 20's that were on my 04 ram and im looking to get the same out of my 2010 with 20's it sounds like your truck is not aligned correctly!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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I had the same tires on my Durango but in 17 and after 2 years they had dry rot between the tread.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Mine are chopped as well. 22K on 'em. Sounds like I am going over a metal bridge. I had the alignment checked and it is spot on. Dealer told me I needed to rotate more often. Ummmmm...how many times should have rotated them. I already did it 4 times. Every oil change. I guess I should come home from work every day and rotate tires?
I too was wondering what tires people are getting for their 20" rims?
I figure I will need them by this winter.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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I have 25K miles on my tires, rotate them about every 6k miles. I noticed one tire had some very light cupping but other wise they look like they will last easily up to 80k. I have Goodyear tires and they seem to be very good, nice ride, quiet and hold the road well in the situations I have put them in, snow, ice and some dirt lanes with light mud. I also have a 4X4.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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I won't keep tires any older than 4 years old. I just do not trust them. Tires and brakes are the first two items that get changed whether they need it or not...well oil first but as far as safety tires, brakes get the first two spots. Sounds nuts but these tires do not get a very good score..I am only a year a half into this truck and already looking at what kind I might want to put on.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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One of my friends has an 09 Ram and he has uneven tire wear as well.He took it to 3 different dealers and they had no clue why it is doing this.
 
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