Duratracs finally!
#21
9/16ths of an inch sure sounds off. I would have sworn that the tires came with about 5/8 inch of tread or a hair more. I just measured from the bottom of the tread to the top of the lug not counting the wear indicators or other molded bits sown between the tread lugs and have 14/32 to 15/32 left depending on where I measure- front/back of lug or center/edge of tread. With those numbers I shouldn't have to change the tires until almost 95k miles! Something sounds wrong, I doubt it's with the vernier calipers or machinist ruler.
#22
You still have 9/32nds left after 45,000 miles!
WOW, you put on 45,000 miles on those tires since 07-13-2009! Amost 1875mi per month / 22,500per year! I am a district manager and I cover an entire state+ and I don't put that kind of miles on my rigs. What the heck do you do for a living? How many miles do you have on your 2006 H3 now? You bought it in March of 06, so like 122,000! Is she still running strong???
WOW, you put on 45,000 miles on those tires since 07-13-2009! Amost 1875mi per month / 22,500per year! I am a district manager and I cover an entire state+ and I don't put that kind of miles on my rigs. What the heck do you do for a living? How many miles do you have on your 2006 H3 now? You bought it in March of 06, so like 122,000! Is she still running strong???
#23
9/16ths of an inch sure sounds off. I would have sworn that the tires came with about 5/8 inch of tread or a hair more. I just measured from the bottom of the tread to the top of the lug not counting the wear indicators or other molded bits sown between the tread lugs and have 14/32 to 15/32 left depending on where I measure- front/back of lug or center/edge of tread. With those numbers I shouldn't have to change the tires until almost 95k miles! Something sounds wrong, I doubt it's with the vernier calipers or machinist ruler.
#24
That's a good one! My background is in logistics so I maximized all of my longer trips to coincide with Store visits as well as District and Regional manager meetings/training. Sometimes I even planned them around a vacation trip to further maximize the miles driven and have my fuel paid for.
What's your tread depth after 45K?
What's your tread depth after 45K?
#26
You still have 9/32nds left after 45,000 miles!
WOW, you put on 45,000 miles on those tires since 07-13-2009! Amost 1875mi per month / 22,500per year! I am a district manager and I cover an entire state+ and I don't put that kind of miles on my rigs. What the heck do you do for a living? How many miles do you have on your 2006 H3 now? You bought it in March of 06, so like 122,000! Is she still running strong???
WOW, you put on 45,000 miles on those tires since 07-13-2009! Amost 1875mi per month / 22,500per year! I am a district manager and I cover an entire state+ and I don't put that kind of miles on my rigs. What the heck do you do for a living? How many miles do you have on your 2006 H3 now? You bought it in March of 06, so like 122,000! Is she still running strong???
#27
its not shakespeare but it is my question,whats the point or the difference?
1 wear in 50000 miles if no rotate?
2 handling affect if no rotate?
first id like to have the fun of a new set of tires like those dura tracs.
but my 07 at 57000,265 still looked good to go,now my 10,285 at 11000 are like new.
so whos going to buy the old tires?,at what price?,,,any price?
if i rotate every 5000 to stretch the life i may never really "need" a new set,AND at 50000 thats 10 rotations at $20 or $200 that could go toward a new set if i just wear them out by not rotating.
i admit,i drove that 07 from 37000 to 57000 without rotating and it handled great and tires looked great at 57k.
so if it does not affect handling ill skip rotation and wear them out in?----miles?
i still may have to wait 5 years b 4 i get to buy my new rubber! im doing appx 12000/yr
any comments welcome
1 wear in 50000 miles if no rotate?
2 handling affect if no rotate?
first id like to have the fun of a new set of tires like those dura tracs.
but my 07 at 57000,265 still looked good to go,now my 10,285 at 11000 are like new.
so whos going to buy the old tires?,at what price?,,,any price?
if i rotate every 5000 to stretch the life i may never really "need" a new set,AND at 50000 thats 10 rotations at $20 or $200 that could go toward a new set if i just wear them out by not rotating.
i admit,i drove that 07 from 37000 to 57000 without rotating and it handled great and tires looked great at 57k.
so if it does not affect handling ill skip rotation and wear them out in?----miles?
i still may have to wait 5 years b 4 i get to buy my new rubber! im doing appx 12000/yr
any comments welcome
I suppose in today's economy, I would also have considered just picking up two used Wranglers to get the truck to about 85k miles before all new tires were needed. On the other hand, we're in Northern NJ so we would have been taking a chance with winter driving.
Regarding rotation, it's the first 20-30k miles from new that are the most important. I do it myself with a nice floor jack and 40 year old Sears 1/2" electric impact wrench so it only takes a 1/2 hour while I'm waiting for the oil to drain from the pan.
Last edited by NJTEX; 08-19-2011 at 02:51 PM.
#28
Yep, you're almost dead on with our mileages. Its wifey's daily driver, she's in field sales with her office almost 50 mi away to boot. The truck is doing great from the repair side of things and the body/interior is holding up better than any other vehicle we've ever owned.
#29
Necropost, I know.. But I have a question and rather than start another thread, I thought I'd ask it here..
I've got the 285-75-16's on my H3 and it's almost time for a new set of shoes and I'm looking at Duratracs.
I've always been a sports car guy, so the tire naming nomenclature when getting into 32's, 33's and 35's hasn't sunk in yet.
I don't think I want 35's. Just too much meat and from what I understand, I the 285's are basically already 33's, is this correct?
I've got the 285-75-16's on my H3 and it's almost time for a new set of shoes and I'm looking at Duratracs.
I've always been a sports car guy, so the tire naming nomenclature when getting into 32's, 33's and 35's hasn't sunk in yet.
I don't think I want 35's. Just too much meat and from what I understand, I the 285's are basically already 33's, is this correct?
#30
265 = 32"
285 = 33"
315 = 35"
You still have to look at the tire mfg info, but the above #s are the rule of thumb. 315s are actually 34.5" for most mfgs, others are closer to 35, and some are even a bit more.
285 = 33"
315 = 35"
You still have to look at the tire mfg info, but the above #s are the rule of thumb. 315s are actually 34.5" for most mfgs, others are closer to 35, and some are even a bit more.