Question Drive tires on steer axle??

[PSD POWER007]

Is it okay to run drive tires on the front of my 08 F450? I have the Continental HSR's on the front now and the HDR's on the rear. The HSR's are worn slap out at 47k miles while the HDR's still look brand new. Plus the HDR's look more aggressive. Thanks for any feedback!

 

[DaveBen]

Yes you can run them.

Dave

 

[PSD POWER007]

Yes you can run them.

Dave

Keep in mind that these are the 19.5's that come on the F450. They have tires that are designated for drive and steer axles. That's why I'm wondering about running the drive tire up front.

 

[DaveBen]

You might tear them up, but you can run them, as far as I know. I have always run M&S tires on all four wheels. I have never heard of REAR TIRES ONLY. I would never run caps on the front end.

Dave

 

[PSD POWER007]

You might tear them up, but you can run them, as far as I know. I have always run M&S tires on all four wheels. I have never heard of REAR TIRES ONLY. I would never run caps on the front end.

Dave

Check this out.
http://www.conti-online.com/generat...hemes/hidden/download/dl_ss_hsr_hdr_scren.pdf

 

[powerboatr]

Check this out.
http://www.conti-online.com/generat...hemes/hidden/download/dl_ss_hsr_hdr_scren.pdf

thats just to weird
looks like the front tire was specifically designed as stear tire, but the rear, would work but with increased noise

did your fronts wear in the normal FORD arc across the tread?
even though i have a 350, i found that doing a dry drive on concrete to get the pressure right so the tread would ride/wear flat across the tread width, that i had to drop to 65-68 psi.

 

[DragonSlayer]

I don't think it matters other than noise. The F-550 at the fire house has them General 19.5's on all corners, it does good.

 

[PSD POWER007]

The outer and inner treads are just about completely worn. The middle is in good shape. i keep the tire pressures between 100-110 psi. 110 psi is max for these tires. Doesn't really make sense the way that its wearing. To me at least...

 

[powerboatr]

The outer and inner treads are just about completely worn. The middle is in good shape. i keep the tire pressures between 100-110 psi. 110 psi is max for these tires. Doesn't really make sense the way that its wearing. To me at least...

classic under pressure? or worn front end parts, shocks etc.
king pin bushings?

 

[Hooper]

I run 19.5's mostly unladen and have about 45k on them. They're "drivers" all around because of the snow in the mountains. I haven't had a wear problem on the fronts or rears, but I did ask Rickson about putting the drivers on all 4 prior to buying them and was told no problem. Are you running the truck heavily loaded or on some unusual road conditions? It doesn't seem like you have enough miles on it to have worn the chassis components out.