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What did you do TO your RAM today?

Rotated the transjunkers. Truck has 4800 miles and the outer edge of the fronts was starting to round off. I have played around with pressures....not sure what is best for wear.

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whitexc said:
Rotated the transjunkers. Truck has 4800 miles and the outer edge of the fronts was starting to round off. I have played around with pressures....not sure what is best for wear.

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This wear I get on all tires I have had on mine. I have had the Thuren alignment spec's also. Truck drives great so I just rotate more often
 
Those Wildpeaks look nice. Looks like they run big for 35s too.
 
Before I ask my question let me admit my sins. A: I usually buy a new truck every year or two. B: I’m lazy. Or 3: I lift more or get new bigger tires

That being said, I usually don’t rotate my tires.

This truck may very well be the one that changes me because I’m totally happy and certainly not looking to replace it after two years of ownership.

Now the question.: I just rotated my 35” ridge grapplers after 15,000 miles on them. Pretty long rotation interval, I know. But I swear they’re louder now. Am I crazy? lol. still smooth as silk but I swear they’re loud as hell now.

I went diagonal swap pattern with all the tires. Each going to the furthest corner.
 
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I believe it. I have run M/Ts and A/Ts on many trucks for many years (okay so I'm 51) any how yeah I get the road noise thing. That's because rears wear square ( more even) and fronts wear the side tread more. Now they are in new positions and until they get a little break in wear in their new positions they will have a different sound. Plus don't forget the more they all wear ( more miles) the louder they will become, no way around that.
 
Rockcrawlerdude said:
Before I ask my question let me admit my sins. A: I usually buy a new truck every year or two. B: I’m lazy. Or 3: I lift more or get new bigger tires

That being said, I usually don’t rotate my tires.

This truck may very well be the one that changes me because I’m totally happy and certainly not looking to replace it after two years of ownership.

Now the question.: I just rotated my 35” ridge grapplers after 15,000 miles on them. Pretty long rotation interval, I know. But I swear they’re louder now. Am I crazy? lol. still smooth as silk but I swear they’re loud as hell now.

I went diagonal swap pattern with all the tires. Each going to the furthest corner.
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Wonder if it can have something to do with the tire rotation being the opposite way now.
 
DammitDave said:
I believe it. I have run M/Ts and A/Ts on many trucks for many years (okay so I'm 51) any how yeah I get the road noise thing. That's because rears wear square ( more even) and fronts wear the side tread more. Now they are in new positions and until they get a little break in wear in their new positions they will have a different sound. Plus don't forget the more they all wear ( more miles) the louder they will become, no way around that.
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I have found this to be the case for me as well, even more so the longer the interval between rotations. They will quiet back down once they wear back in.
 
I just did my rotate as well. Everyone has their technique. I went straight up front with the rears and crossed the fronts coming to the rear. I have done this practice for years and while it may or may not be "the way"....it works for me. The thought is all tires will share the same burden at some point.

I agree with the others. Your tires should get happy in their new spot so long as they were in a pretty even wear pattern prior to the rotate. If not, you may have a howler on your hands for some time. The good news.....you won't hear the Hemi chirp!

Oh, wait......yours is one of the quiet ones.

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whitexc said:
I just did my rotate as well. Everyone has their technique. I went straight up front with the rears and crossed the fronts coming to the rear. I have done this practice for years and while it may or may not be "the way"....it works for me. The thought is all tires will share the same burden at some point.

I agree with the others. Your tires should get happy in their new spot so long as they were in a pretty even wear pattern prior to the rotate. If not, you may have a howler on your hands for some time. The good news.....you won't hear the Hemi chirp!

Oh, wait......yours is one of the quiet ones.

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I was gonna rotate them that way but I had a brain fart when I started moving them around. Your way is probably the right way and probably yields a quieter ride.

And lol I only hear the hemi noise with the windows down and it doesn’t bother me like it does some folks.
 
I had Toyo Open Country AT3s installed on stock rims. I went with 275/65R20 to get a little more height and because that’s what every tire shop in Fairbanks told me to get.
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Rockcrawlerdude said:
And lol I only hear the hemi noise with the windows down and it doesn’t bother me like it does some folks.
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That active noise cancelling works! I half-wish I never found this forum, because I was unaware of the noise till someone here complained about it and I went outside and started my truck with the door open. My fix so far has been to just not do that, and leave the windows up till we're warm.
 
I rotate mine every 5K miles, along with the oil change. Rears to front, cross fronts to rears.

Before balance beads, I'd get them balanced as well. But now that I run balance beads it's not necessary. ;)

I did notice that the outer edges of the front tires do seem to wear. Gonna go get a alignment done using the Thuren specs.
 
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