Bald Azenis suck in the rain...duh! Not to mention I found nails in 2 seperate tires. So I decided to change them out for my stockies equipped with Yoko ES100s. I'll get a new set of Azenis or Kuhmo MXs to mount later.

Anyway, I was looking at the wear on them and noticed that the inside of the tire was unevenly worn. Basically there are sections of more severe wear every 2". Is this toe wear?



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O and ya that looks like toe wear.

 

could be the air pressure.

 

stop dorifting around in your hype RRRRRR.

i don't know what the wear is from... never had anything like it before.

 

That's not toe wear, which would be even around the circumference of the tire. That's called "cupping". Cupping is a wear pattern in which areas of the tire tread are wearing unevenly. If it continues, areas form that are actually concave (been "cupped out") rather than the normal smooth surface that follows the circumference of the tire.

I found the following illustration and description on the Kaltire website:

Appearance



What's Happening

The tire is not tracking straight down the highway, but is bouncing sideways during parts of its rotation. It may be wobbling on the axle or rim. On trailers, the condition is aggravated by running empty. Because of the light load, the trailer begins to bounce, creating more irregular wear, which creates more bouncing, and so forth. The bouncing can create vehicle suspension component wear.

Probable Causes

- loose wheel bearings
- mismounted tire/ wheel assembly
- out of balance wheel assembly
- tread design/ tire design
- worn bearings, shocks, springs or other suspension compnents
- mismatched duals
- inconsistent dual inflation (10 PSI or greater)

Corrective Action

Tighten wheel bearings. Check wheel assembly for proper mounting of tire on wheel (or rim) and for proper mounting of axle. If you have many tires of the same tire brand and tread design with cupping/scallop wear, test other tire brands, tire series or tread designs. Match duals by the tire brand, size and series (differences no more than 1/4" in overall diameter). Inflate tires to fleet standard.

 

Thanks for the good info. Actually, I purchased the wheels used and the wear was already present when I mounted the wheels. Wheel bearing still seem to be good. Bah. I just keep an eye on the yokos I've go mounted now. And no more mad dorifto action... Appreciate the replys. Except for Fat Bradster's useless reply. You hear me holla'-ing!

 

Hiroki, i couldnt even BEGIN to think of driving on those in the rain.