Do wide-base single tires wear differently than standard tires in dual assemblies? There's a perception among some users and prospective users of wide base tires that they will experience different rates of wear than standard tires. Many also believe that wide base tires are more susceptible to some forms of irregular wear. The tire makers tell us that some forms of irregular wear were indeed more prevalent in earlier generations of the tires, but that's supposedly not as much of an issue as it once was. "Wide base tires may have shown a tendency to develop irregular wear over time, but that was more of a problem with early generations of the tire," says Matt Loos, director of truck and bus marketing at Bridgestone. "It's not really the case any longer. The technology and the construction is to the point today where they can be expected to wear at similar rates. That certainly was an issue originally."
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