Agree on that, though it's uncommon for tires to wear that evenly, your=20 driving and road conditions must be uncommon. I rotate 5 tires (all my=20 vehicles have 5 identical tires and wheels which I bought a matching=20 spare at new vehicle). Since I have all tires off twice a year for=20 inspection, I take a thread depth gauge to the tires and rotate. The=20 Bronco which has manual locking hubs with limited slip front=20 differential is very fussy to front tire sizes. If the 2 tires differ by=20 1/32" in thread depth, the vehicle will pull to one side slightly at=20 highway speeds. The Bronco went 65,000 on first set of Goodyear tires,=20 and now has 40,000 miles on the same replacements with plenty of thread=20 left. On 9/7/2011 1:47 AM, David VanHorn wrote: > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Carl Denk wrote: > =20 >> If I remember correctly, the safety issue was mainly due to improper >> care (inflation). :~( If you got 96K on a set of Explorer tires, you >> took very good care of them, which is as it should be. :) :) >> =20 > I kept them inflated properly, other than that they were never rotated > from the day they rolled off the dealers lot. > Since they were wearing perfectly, I didn't see any reason to rotate. > > =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .