Tire wear TSB?

I remember seeing somewhere on here about a tire wear TSB. I’m not able to find it so wondering if it was in one of Ryan’s posts. Does anyone recall seeing it? I’m at 5000 miles on my non-TRD Pro and am getting significant feathering on the outer tread of both fronts. I don’t want to just bring it to my dealer and have them tell me they aligned it and then charge me for it. I’d like to go in armed with some info.

 

From my research on these forums, you want 0 toe. This was primarily mentioned regarding people with larger than stock tires with slight lifts.

 

Yeah, mine is stock. I just recall reading about something official from Toyota.

 

yeah, my Capstone is doing the same thing. The local dealer said they re-aligned at about 5000 miles. they rotated the feathered tires to the back. Now about 10,000 miles and the front tires are exactly the same with the outside feathering. Due now for the next checkup at 10000.
Keep you up to date if anything happens.
PT in Tennessee

 

I hear you. I did my own oil change at 5000 and was going to rotate and saw the wear. I don’t want to rotate them just to move the wear to the others if there’s something I can take to my dealer with. But what I don’t want is to relive your experience and just kick the can down the road another 5000 miles. Let me know what they tell you at your 10k service.

 

My 2024 Tundra TRD Pro has 18k miles now. Tires were wearing outside on the front when they did the 5k rotation and alignment. The 10k rotation at a different dealer outer wear on the fronts again. Now all 4 have it. The 15k rotation more wear and another alignment. This dealer stated the last one only did the toe an$ not all that were out of spec. Now more wear again and overall most tread is close to the replace mark. Excessive tire slip in the rear when raining now.

The dealer said there was a TS. On replacing the tires coming out but I can not find one. Anyone have information on one?

 

I went to an independent shop and they aligned the front tires out of spec to eliminate this problem. Toyota dealer always did it within spec even tho it wears the outside part of the tire. So try to find an independent shop with a good alignment guy. The shop manager explained this to me asap when I picked up my vehicle so he is knowledgeable on this problem along with his technicians. I’m so happy now.

 

Just throwing this out there related to stock Tundras and tires. My opinion and experience.

Stock or stockish SL tires at stock pressure listed on the door jam will wear on the outside. Can feather as well, but that would be an addition= alignment off in some way or weak front shocks. The trucks are heavy and low speed maneuvering, high speed offramps, etc....have the SL tires rolling over a good bit, significantly wearing the edges (outer mostly). Seems applicable to 3rd gen and certainly is for 2.5 gen.

Bumping up tire air pressure 2 pounds does help with the wear pattern for the SL tires. Felt much better driving to me as well.

And if you are not, really should be doing rotation and balance at every oil change = 5k miles. It really makes a huge difference on our trucks for tire wear and smoothness. Tundras are quite funky with alignment and tire pressure.