mikestock
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I tow a 37' Montana fifth wheel with a 2005 F250 Power Stroke. This truck came equiped with Continental load range E tires and the first replacements were the same.
This time I bought a set of four new Goodyear, load range E, tires. Since replacing the tires my steering has become more difficult. The rig seems to drift, causing constant steering adjustment. After driving a couple of hundred miles I'm exhausted. I now have about 1200 miles on the tires and it has not improved. I maintain the pressure at 80 psi, just like always. The same pressure as the fifth wheel tires.
Just wondering if anyone else has had similar problems.
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Just a thought...how are the shocks on your truck? When were they last replaced?
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I'd drop the air pressure down on the fronts to whatever is recommended on your door jamb. Good luck.
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You say you replaced the conti's with goodyears, but which model?
If the conti's are the same as the ones on my truck then it is a nice street tread and if the goodyears are an all terrain, then yes this may cause the truck to wander more as it is a more aggressive tire.
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Paul B
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mikestock wrote:I tow a 37' Montana fifth wheel with a 2005 F250 Power Stroke. This truck came equiped with Continental load range E tires and the first replacements were the same.
This time I bought a set of four new Goodyear, load range E, tires. Since replacing the tires my steering has become more difficult. The rig seems to drift, causing constant steering adjustment. After driving a couple of hundred miles I'm exhausted. I now have about 1200 miles on the tires and it has not improved. I maintain the pressure at 80 psi, just like always. The same pressure as the fifth wheel tires.
Just wondering if anyone else has had similar problems.
A newer more agressive(deeper tread) will do this, plus the tire releaseing agent used in the molds. This was told to me by a Michelin tire rep when I posed a similar question. His response, milage(read wear) will eliminate the wander. Mine lasted about 1k. Was real scarry the first time I pulled my 9.5k TT(not the one in my sig). I thought I had a rear flat, and I tow with a 8k Excursion!!. And sure enough after about the 1k+ things settled out. Your experience may vary. I had Michelin and you have Goodyear.
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mikestock
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It is true that these are AT type tires.
What Paul B says is what I was kind of hoping to hear. Maybe they will get better.
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I'm having the same issue with my F250 new GoodYear Wrangler load E's drifting all over the place. We had our mech look at the frontend he recomended a allingment,got one the drifting cleared up a little but its still there. I have seen others on here complain about the gooyear tires. Let me know if you find out something.
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If the above suggestions don't clear it up, start thinking about the steering box being loose or worn out. I don't know how many miles you have on the truck, but it is a possibility. My father had a Superduty that had a bad steering box, and he said when he checked into it, it was a common issue.
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I have Goodyear Wranglers and have no problems so far. I only have about 3,000 miles on them.
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I've also had what Paul described when I put new steers on my truck. GY told me it would disappear quickly but if I wished, they'd put the new tires on the rear for awhile till they 'broke' in. I let it ride and within a week, all the wander was gone. Had it again later when I put Bridgestones on as new steers and within a week they too were 'normal'.
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