I am still using the original tires. My 07 has been on the road now for 21 months and has 23K miles on the odo. the tires all look new. I'm really surprised given the FJ's weight that the tires have so much tread depth remaining.
I do rotate them every time I change oil which is about 3000 to 3500 miles.
Is this consistent with the wear others are getting?
(I understand the original tires are junk and I plan to replace them with something better.)
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Re: Tire mileage: original tires
Sounds to me like the original tires are doing just fine. If the stick to the road/ground, don't make a lot of noise, ride ok and wear like that.. hey.. it works for me.. Ron
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Roll previously said:
Just wondering.
I am still using the original tires. My 07 has been on the road now for 21 months and has 23K miles on the odo. the tires all look new. I'm really surprised given the FJ's weight that the tires have so much tread depth remaining.
I do rotate them every time I change oil which is about 3000 to 3500 miles.
Is this consistent with the wear others are getting?
(I understand the original tires are junk and I plan to replace them with something better.)
Roll
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08 SS, SS valve stem caps and exhaust tip
Rapper standing on the corner, wrappers flying in the wind... And in my quite reflection, I wonder why..
I got close to 40K out of mine -- they weren't BALD, but close enough that I wanted them replaced before winter (and a potential trail run in October, too).
So I guess I have no excuses because mine look like they have another 5 to7,000 on them. I have 28,000 and have never rotated them. Maybe it's time for those Pirrelli Scorpions I have been drooling over.
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K/N up the front / Flowmaster out the back / 6sp M/T in the middle / attatched to my hand / leads to a foot on the floor / leaving a Sun Fushion blurr / Silvania Ultras lighting the way with a little help from my Hella 550's / HunterTruck "Bull Bar" #2/Bandi Mount/Wilson Antenna/Cobra 19 lll c/b/Glade Plug-in
Man oh man are you guys lucky.....My DunCraps have about 43,000kms (approx 25K miles) and they are toast to say the least.....I even went into my dealership and complained. They have been rotated with each oil change at approx every 5000km.
The dealership told me if they were not down to the wear bars then they(Dunlop) would do nothing for me unless they were worn out prior to 30,000kms.....In other words anything over 30,000kms is considered a full life span. That is only 18,000miles ....
Needless to say I won't be purchasing Dunlops again.
__________________ '07 FJ, C package, 5A, Ti
mods so far
Left Foot gas pedal, Silver Star Ultras, FJ Spare Tire Cover, FJ Canvas Storage, more FJ Forum Stickers (Ti), Cruiserland Plate Frames, K&N Drop In, Vent Shades, Extremetrucktoys 2" Lift, Garmin c340, aux interior lighting, passenger armrest, 265/70/17 Toyo Open Country
I'm at 60,000 on my original set of Dunlop AT20 Grandtreks, plan on getting another 5,000 on them before winter. I do not rotate my tires, I figure they go around just fine themselves ;-).
I've got 38,000 miles and 27 months on my original Bridgestone Duellers. They still look good- although I'm glad that I've been regularly rotating them. You can definitely tell that the fronts wear more than the rears between swaps.
Looking forward to getting new tires eventually- but I'm going to get all I can out of the stock tires, first. Glad I had the Bridgestones and not the Dunlop as my original equipment.
__________________ 2007 FJ Cruiser Voodoo Blue 4X4 5AT AL, CQ, DL, M5, DH, LR (The Blue Ox) Build Date: 04/06 VIN: 00170xx Purchased: 05/27/06
Got 42,000 out of my dunlops, I rotated all 5 of them with every oil change and they still were bald at 42k. I replaced them with 285/70-17 BFG KM2's
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'07-AT-4X4, BD, OME Heavy Lift, 285/70-17 BFG KM2 on OEM Steelies with Hella TPMS, Safari Snorkel, Factory Air Dam w/Off-Road Lights, "SwissArmySUV" Fog Light Kit, Blacked out silver exterior/interior, White Bezel, HID Headlights with Stone Guards, Pioneer AVIC-Z1, ...too many to list
'07 FJ, C package, 5A, Ti
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