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Taaaaaaahoe? Enthusiast

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This is on both sides, the right rear seems to be worse, but it is on both sides.  I am getting new wheels/tires this weekend, and don;t want brand new tires to wear like this too.

  Any other problems thoughts besided a wheel alignment?  Thats all I have in mind.....help

 Mike

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There's not much to adjust on the rear of the truck, it almost looks like the choppiness was caused on the fronts, they usually wear like that when not rotated.  I can't tell ya what would cause it on teh rear, except maybe that it is not properly balanced or maybe the tire just does not wear well when down around, it looks like 2-4/32" of tread...???
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These could have been up front, and rotated to back, im not sure...just bought it.  none the less prob not a bad idea for me to get an alignment before I put new rubber on!

 mike

 

Thanks!

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I agree that those tires may have been on the front and rotated to the back. Shocks look oem and thay may have contributed to the problem.
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The tires on my '01 Tahoe that I just purchased about 2 months ago look identical to yours.  I don't know the history of the tires since I bought it used.  The front end was pretty out of alignment when I bought it (dealer aligned it as part of the deal) so I was wondering if the tires were originally up front and had just been rotated to the rear.  But it is all a guess.

 

I too am looking to replace the tires but I want some bigger tires to go on the 17" Z71 rims after I put on a 3" body lift.  $$$$

 

B.J.

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lack of rotation...I guy I work with hasnt rotated the tires on his F150 since new and has the same wear
Taaaaaaahoe? Enthusiast

Taaaaaaahoe?

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worn shocks and underinflation could also be the culprit.

Any good way to tell if shocks are bad?

 I assume they are OEM, and have been on there for 52k.  They still ride nice...  to me anyway.

 

Any suggestions for new ones?

 

MIke

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worn shocks and underinflation could also be the culprit.

Any good way to tell if shocks are bad?

 I assume they are OEM, and have been on there for 52k.  They still ride nice...  to me anyway.

 

Any suggestions for new ones?

 

MIke

52K miles on OEM? Definately gone. OEM shocks are usually good for 15K - 20K miles. Can't go wrong with Bilsteins. I got mine from www.offroadwarehouse.com. Had them about a year (about 10K miles) and no complaints yet.  :thumb:

Taaaaaaahoe? Enthusiast

Taaaaaaahoe?

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worn shocks and underinflation could also be the culprit.

Any good way to tell if shocks are bad?

 I assume they are OEM, and have been on there for 52k.  They still ride nice...  to me anyway.

 

Any suggestions for new ones?

 

MIke

52K miles on OEM? Definately gone. OEM shocks are usually good for 15K - 20K miles. Can't go wrong with Bilsteins. I got mine from www.offroadwarehouse.com. Had them about a year (about 10K miles) and no complaints yet.  :thumb:

Suggest doing all 4 together I assume?

   only that many miles on OEM huh?  Wow...  sucks!!

 

Mike

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I have never seen "replace shocks" in a Chevy suggested maintence manual...or in any vehicle's maintence manual for that matter.  Does anybody else think that shocks should only last for 15 - 20k miles?
baroth1 Enthusiast

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A "cupped" wear pattern on the tires can be caused by a wheel and tire that are out of balance or by weak shock absorbers or struts. This type of wear occurs because the wheel bounces up and down as it rolls down the highway. The cure here is to have the wheel balanced or replace the worn shocks or struts.

 

The wear looks like "cupping" to me.

 

Brent

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