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    Default Rear Tire Wear

    I was looking at my rear tires yesterday. The date code on both tires show them as being manufactured within a week of each other in 2013. They're both original. I'm working on replacing them in the next week. What surprised me was the tread wear pattern on the individual tires. The right tire is worn down to almost nothing. The left tire shows about 1/2 of the original tread left.

    I was wondering what would be the cause of the tread wear difference between the two tires? Is this normal or is it an indicator of a mechanical problem?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BT2 Zeke View Post
    I was looking at my rear tires yesterday. The date code on both tires show them as being manufactured within a week of each other in 2013. They're both original. I'm working on replacing them in the next week. What surprised me was the tread wear pattern on the individual tires. The right tire is worn down to almost nothing. The left tire shows about 1/2 of the original tread left.

    I was wondering what would be the cause of the tread wear difference between the two tires? Is this normal or is it an indicator of a mechanical problem?

    TIA

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    My 2015 freewheeler is doing the same thing with 24,000 miles on it. I'll wait for replies.

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    The worn tire looks like an over inflation problem





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    I just took 2 tires original to my 14 trike with 40000 miles on them and they were pretty even. They were due .I installed Michelin Defenders and WOW! What a difference…It is OK to rotate them …
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    Quote Originally Posted by Notgrownup View Post
    I just took 2 tires original to my 14 trike with 40000 miles on them and they were pretty even. They were due .I installed Michelin Defenders and WOW! What a difference…It is OK to rotate them …
    In order to rotate the tires on a Trike you have to dismount the tires’ take them off the rims and then switch them around..
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhino 2 View Post
    In order to rotate the tires on a Trike you have to dismount the tires’ take them off the rims and then switch them around..
    I agree with you Bob on this, BUT, I had too many customers complain about new problems after doing this even tho I fore warned them

    I would encourage them to let me check their suspension and tracking of the axles

    I also advised them to pick a day of the week to check their air pressure

    One would also be amazed at how a re balance of tires could improve their ride
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    If the tires are bi directional why can’t we just swap them side to side?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Notgrownup View Post
    If the tires are bi directional why can’t we just swap them side to side?
    You can and I did on my 17
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    I also switch mine from side to side. I was beginning to think that was a no-no and I was the only one doing it. It may not be necessary, but it doesn’t seem to hurt anything and they certainly should wear evenly (if that’s even a problem).

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    Quote Originally Posted by rhino 2 View Post
    In order to rotate the tires on a Trike you have to dismount the tires’ take them off the rims and then switch them around..
    please explain

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    Quote Originally Posted by stacebg View Post
    please explain
    Hypothetically your left rear tire is wearing on the outside take that tire with the wheel and you put it on the right side and then wear spot becomes the outside on the right side..So so if you don’t fix the uneven wear in the first place, eventually you will have two ties with the outside worn and then by the time the other tire wears in the outside possibly the first tire will be worn so much it’ll be dangerous…
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    Could the whole backside be out of line???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Notgrownup View Post
    Could the whole backside be out of line???
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    That's a distinct possibility/////But it still has (The center wear) all the signs of Over inflation...
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    The OP stated the date code was 2013 so the tires out lived their time and served him well. It was time for them to go anyway. But this does bring up a question should we rotate our tires from left to right after so many miles if they are not directional?
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    Quote Originally Posted by woody View Post
    The OP stated the date code was 2013 so the tires out lived their time and served him well. It was time for them to go anyway. But this does bring up a question should we rotate our tires from left to right after so many miles if they are not directional?
    When I traded in my 2011 triglide with close to 50,000 miles on the rear tires and never rotated them just check the air pressure periodically they look like they could go another 25,000 miles ….
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