PyrPatriot
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Im seeing 35x12.5x17 tires hovering around $400 a tire! I know, supply chain issues. I picked up my 5-set of Falken MTs in May 2020 for $280 a tire. Seeing them go for over $400 now (some places $380 but unknown shipping costs...) is a bit of a surprise.
I fortunately have 2 unused tires. One is the spare, the other has never been mounted. My current 4 are at about 35k miles and appear half worn. I expect them to last another 25k miles at the rate I am going, or another 1-2y. I am thinking of mounting the 2 unused tires and using them in the back until I get more even wear, using the current 2 rear half-worn tires as "spares". What say you guys and gals on this idea? Or should I just wait another year or 2 and buy 2 tires new? Was kinda hoping to switch to Geolandar G003s for the next set.
ETA: at 12-14 32nds tread depth on my tires. Factory is a whopping 21! Falken states to replace at 2/32nds but other places say to replace mud terrains at 6/32 for snow and 4/32 in general, so I'll call it 5/32" as when to replace ideally. That means the tires have a 16/32 of lifespan. I have used 7-9 32nd of tread, or 43-56% of tread life. Regardless, I have 7-9 tread remaining, so hopefully another 35k miles (I do offroad on mud/rocks a few times a year, in my 1st year I went every weekend for a few months)
I fortunately have 2 unused tires. One is the spare, the other has never been mounted. My current 4 are at about 35k miles and appear half worn. I expect them to last another 25k miles at the rate I am going, or another 1-2y. I am thinking of mounting the 2 unused tires and using them in the back until I get more even wear, using the current 2 rear half-worn tires as "spares". What say you guys and gals on this idea? Or should I just wait another year or 2 and buy 2 tires new? Was kinda hoping to switch to Geolandar G003s for the next set.
ETA: at 12-14 32nds tread depth on my tires. Factory is a whopping 21! Falken states to replace at 2/32nds but other places say to replace mud terrains at 6/32 for snow and 4/32 in general, so I'll call it 5/32" as when to replace ideally. That means the tires have a 16/32 of lifespan. I have used 7-9 32nd of tread, or 43-56% of tread life. Regardless, I have 7-9 tread remaining, so hopefully another 35k miles (I do offroad on mud/rocks a few times a year, in my 1st year I went every weekend for a few months)
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