mgroeger
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Background:
Running 37x12.5x17 Milestar Patagonias because they were cheap and the Mrs. liked the look. I've posted on other threads how I am not a fan.
The Mrs. has 5 of her 7 neck vertebrae fused into one solid vertebrae (this fact will come in to play in a minute).
We are in AK right now driving across the country to wheel Sand Hollow and Moab and these tires are wreaking havoc on my wife's neck. They are a D rated sidewall and are known to be stiff. The problem is when you air them down to 24 psi to soften the sidewall out the tires start cupping horribly and also dusting, meaning you can literally see rubber dust on the tire. Cruising at 70+ mph in 95 degree heat is also putting a beating on them and this also means they are going to wear even quicker. It's well known you do not get a lot of life out these tires and I can see exactly why. We know from @Kevin8086 that you can't run the Pats at lower psi like you can other tires because of exactly what we are seeing. This means I need to keep them aired up in the mid 30s to get better wear but there is no way I can do this because they become so firm that it wreaks havoc on my wife's neck and cause a lot of pain. So I've resolved to the fact that this trip out to UT and then back will pretty much cook these tires off and I will be looking for another tire. I run Cooper STTs on my rig and can run them at 25psi no problem and they wear great, they too are a D rated sidewall.
It's important to note that these are our DDs and see everything from around town, to highway to rough off roading. I would love to hear feedback on other tire brands specifically in the 37" size.
Running 37x12.5x17 Milestar Patagonias because they were cheap and the Mrs. liked the look. I've posted on other threads how I am not a fan.
The Mrs. has 5 of her 7 neck vertebrae fused into one solid vertebrae (this fact will come in to play in a minute).
We are in AK right now driving across the country to wheel Sand Hollow and Moab and these tires are wreaking havoc on my wife's neck. They are a D rated sidewall and are known to be stiff. The problem is when you air them down to 24 psi to soften the sidewall out the tires start cupping horribly and also dusting, meaning you can literally see rubber dust on the tire. Cruising at 70+ mph in 95 degree heat is also putting a beating on them and this also means they are going to wear even quicker. It's well known you do not get a lot of life out these tires and I can see exactly why. We know from @Kevin8086 that you can't run the Pats at lower psi like you can other tires because of exactly what we are seeing. This means I need to keep them aired up in the mid 30s to get better wear but there is no way I can do this because they become so firm that it wreaks havoc on my wife's neck and cause a lot of pain. So I've resolved to the fact that this trip out to UT and then back will pretty much cook these tires off and I will be looking for another tire. I run Cooper STTs on my rig and can run them at 25psi no problem and they wear great, they too are a D rated sidewall.
It's important to note that these are our DDs and see everything from around town, to highway to rough off roading. I would love to hear feedback on other tire brands specifically in the 37" size.
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