My rear passenger tire is getting quite a bit more wear than the rest of the tires. The guy at the tire shop said this its probably because i don't have a locking differential and most of the power is being transered to that tire, hence the tire wear. I anyone else having this problem? I rotate the tires every 5k, so its not like im neglecting them.

 

Do you have aftermarket wheels and tires ?

 

Nope...Factory BFGoodrich Rugged Trails.

 

Do you turn a lot harder left turns than right turns?

 

I don't think so. 95% of my driving is on the highway. What does turning have to do with rear tire wear other than a weight shift?

 

How much ore wear are you talking about exactly? Can u post a pic

 

Two wheel drive trucks with out limit slip will show this wear do to little weight over the tires. Keeping up with tire rotation will extend and reduce the uneven wear...

 

Well, i have a FX4 with a limited slip differential, at least i think i do. I'll try and post pics because i don't want this to happend when i upgrade to newer and more expensive tires.

 

ball joints maybe on that side are bad ?

 

I don't think the rear axle has ball joints. I posted some pics of the tires in my profile. FYI the bad tire is now in the font not the rear, which is where it got so bad. As you can see the top half of the tread is gone compared to the good tire.

 

mybad i just re read your original post... i thought it was the front mybad

 

Even though you have limited slip, it don't kick in until there is tire slippage. Hence, "limited slip"... if it was always connected it would then be called a "spool"... which is something you don't want.

I don't know what to tell you about your one tire, except that maybe your limited slip is going out and turning your truck into a non limited slip truck. If you know what I mean...

 

a limited slip will slip with as low as 150ft/lbs of torque, even when both tires are spinning the one with less traction will still turn faster as the clutches are slipping. Also the right rear generaly wears faster because all right hand turns are tighter then left hand turns, and the right hand side of the road is where all the road debris is so generally the right rear is scrubbing away with every right hand turn.

 

passenger rear is your strong side. when you spin your tires(if you dont have LS) then the right rear will be the first to break loose.

 

Its the same way on Big trucks. The right rear is the first worst, then the left rear, then the right front rear, and then the left front rear. if that made any since? jus keep your tires rotated and stay off the gas.