Stock tire status at 41k miles

[Ksnau]

I was just looking at my car as I went into work today and realized I have approximately 41,000 mi on it and I'm still running the stock tires and I actually have a decent amount of tread left and they appear to be in fairly decent condition. So I know that the stock pirellis or maybe they were Continentals but they had pretty bad reviews and a lot of people were saying they weren't lasting even 20,000 miles. But I was wondering for everyone who got the optional falcon AT3W's if you still have them, how are they looking?

Also if you can if you can post your miles maybe a picture of the tires and how you drive.

For example I have about 41,000, mi. I put a picture below and while I do take it on trails about every weekend I haven't really hardcore offroaded much I would say it averages about once every 2 months and besides two weekends ago in the mud I rarely spin out when driving, even off-road.

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[Dude]

I was just looking at my car as I went into work today and realized I have approximately 41,000 mi on it and I'm still running the stock tires and I actually have a decent amount of tread left and they appear to be in fairly decent condition. So I know that the stock pirellis or maybe they were Continentals but they had pretty bad reviews and a lot of people were saying they weren't lasting even 20,000 miles. But I was wondering for everyone who got the optional falcon AT3W's if you still have them, how are they looking?

For example I have about 41,000, mi. I put a picture below and while I do take it on trails about every weekend I haven't really hardcore offroaded much I would say it averages about once every 2 months and besides two weekends ago in the mud I rarely spin out when driving, even off-road.

The OE Falkens should last you over 50k miles if rotated about every 5k, kept balanced and alignment checked and alignment done if needed

When my OE Pirelli tires gave up at 25.5k I picked up a set of these

FALKEN WILDPEAK A/T4W
Item number 28841790
Tire size 235/65R17

Then got a 4-wheel alignment done which didn’t seem to be far off from factory specs

Tire weight (lbs) 38.2 .. Pirelli Weight is 25.2 lbs … a +13 lbs per tire weight penalty

 

[Ksnau]

Yeah I had a whole bunch of ford points so I've always had the dealer do the oil changes and they always rotate the tires too when they do it. Although I'm about out of points now so I'll start doing it myself probably cuz $80 is a lot to me for somethingni can do in an hour for held the price or less and then other people aren't touching my car, although Sanderson has been awesome to me but I know that some people had said these aren't exactly the ones that we would buy if we didn't have them come on the vehicle from Ford as an option. So that's why I was just wondering other people's experiences because my AT3W's I bought myself always lasted super long and so I was just trying to see what others were seeing to see if they were gonna be similar

 

[Mark S.]

My tires wore unevenly due to alignment, but based on the amount of tread left on the unworn portion I believe I would've gotten similar service from the Falkens if I had gotten annual alignments.

 

[Ksnau]

You shouldn't need alignments as regular maintenance, just tire rotation if your needing alignments something is off on the suspension. I have only had alignments either after an accident and they had to replace a sub frame or suspension parts or I did a lift or some change to the suspension geometry.

 

[Me3]

You shouldn't need alignments as regular maintenance, just tire rotation if your needing alignments something is off on the suspension. I have only had alignments either after an accident and they had to replace a sub frame or suspension parts or I did a lift or some change to the suspension geometry.

Can’t say I agree with that. A lot of things can throw off your alignment, such as potholes, bumping curbs, off roading. It’s fairly expensive nowadays, but your tires will last longer if alignments are done every year or so.

 

[Mark S.]

You shouldn't need alignments as regular maintenance, just tire rotation if your needing alignments something is off on the suspension.

As @Me3 noted, there are many things that can throw off your alignment. I rotated my tires every 5K and never noticed the uneven wear until the last two rotations. The alignment on my car was off in camber by mere tenths of a degree on the front wheels, and that was enough to take tens of thousands of miles off my tires' service life. Let's do a little math:

I estimate I lost 40% of my expected service life due to misalignment. Assuming $1000 bucks for a set of tires, I lost $400 worth of tires. Some shops offer a free alignment check--you only pay if alignment is necessary. Assuming $150 (high end) for a four-wheel alignment, I could pay for two and still be money ahead.

 

[Dude]

Just seems very odd you didn’t notice any wear pattern until the very end even though you rotated the tires every 5k or thereabouts

I can understand if Walmart was always used to rotate tires

Well it is what it is right

 

[Mark S.]

Just seems very odd you didn’t notice any wear pattern until the very end

Yes, very odd indeed. I have no clue or even a guess as to why.

 

[Dude]

Yes, very odd indeed. I have no clue or even a guess as to why.

I think you will figure it out eventually

 

[Me3]

Just seems very odd you didn’t notice any wear pattern until the very end even though you rotated the tires every 5k or thereabouts

I can understand if Walmart was always used to rotate tires

Well it is what it is right

It’s pretty hard to tell just by looking at the tread whether one side is shallower than the other if it’s not a big difference. You notice it more when the tread gets shallow. Ideally you should measure tread depth across the tire in the center of the tread and towards both edges with a depth gauge every few months. If they’re not even it will tell you if your tires are over or under inflated, alignment is off, and if there are differing spots around the circumference of the tire it will indicate suspension issues or other mechanical problems.
Granted, most people don’t bother with all that (me included).but you can definitely extend the life of your tires and catch bigger problems by doing this. I do look around the whole tire when I check the pressure every couple of months.

I’m sure you guys know this, but I’ve read threads here where young people haven’t been schooled on car maintenance and inflate their tires to over 40 psi or never check air pressure..
To those folks:
Tires 101
Keep your tire pressure at the number on the placard on the driver’s side door jamb. It says 33 for our Bronco Sports.

Incorrect pressure affects handling and braking, therefore SAFETY.
Check pressure every month or two, it changes with outside air temperature. In the winter pressure will be 3-4 psi lower than summer. You need to put more air in. In the summer you may need to let some air out.
Check the pressure when the car hasn’t been driven for a few hours at least.
If you do these things your tires will last a lot longer. You’ll also get better gas mileage when tires aren’t under inflated.

When towing you probably need to adjust pressure, at least for the rear tires. Look that up, I’ve never done that. Same for off roading.

If you just got your car new from the dealer check the pressure, it’s probably off. Same when you get new tires, many times the mechanics just fill them up til it looks right and don’t check pressure.

What did I forget Mark?

 

[Mark S.]

What did I forget Mark?

I can't think of anything. I agree that it's difficult to see a difference in tread depth across a tire when there's a lot of tread left. I measured the tread a few times in the center while rotating the tires, but I never compared inside to outside. Something else to add to the knowledge box.

 

[Me3]

If only I would take my own advice. Bending and crouching seems to be getting more difficult for some reason.

 

[DesertRat19]

Falkens, have 30K and doing well in the front. The backs have about 5k miles. Going to rotate the backs to the front next oil change.

 

[Bill G]

At @34,000 my Falkens have even tread wear and still not to the “wear marks”, but getting close and I’ll probably change ‘em out before summer (long trip planned). I do rotate them front-to-rear every 5,000 miles.

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