tire rotation to prevent tire cupping
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I rotated mine left to right and that wore
the cupping off. Then I rotated them front to rear on the same side. The wear pattern has been normal ever since.
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Cupping is usually caused by two things:
1: a bad shock/strut. placing an uneven load on the tire with harmonic vibrations due to the pavement cause the tires to cup
2: Mostly cupping is due to lack of rotation. Obviously, more weight is in the front of the vehicle , putting more stress on the front tires. Regular rotations prevent this.
If you move your now cupped tires to the rear, they should even out. Just know, cupping generally cuts the life of your tires down a little. Just keep with the maintanance!
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2000 4.2 Supercab XLT
What I've done: K&N filter, Magna flow custom exaust (From where cat's join, 3"in, two 2.5" out the rear), Michelin LTX M/S 265/75/16's, MTX Thunderform custom box with two 6000 series 8" subwoofers and Mtx 120 amp.
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1: a bad shock/strut. placing an uneven load on the tire with harmonic vibrations due to the pavement cause the tires to cup
2: Mostly cupping is due to lack of rotation. Obviously, more weight is in the front of the vehicle , putting more stress on the front tires. Regular rotations prevent this.
If you move your now cupped tires to the rear, they should even out. Just know, cupping generally cuts the life of your tires down a little. Just keep with the maintanance!
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2000 4.2 Supercab XLT
What I've done: K&N filter, Magna flow custom exaust (From where cat's join, 3"in, two 2.5" out the rear), Michelin LTX M/S 265/75/16's, MTX Thunderform custom box with two 6000 series 8" subwoofers and Mtx 120 amp.
Plans: Lund hood deflector, superchip, Poweraid, Xenon sport Flares, (custom ram-air idea?)
New: Pioneer DEH-P6300 Head unit (I definately reccomend it!)