Ndcc tires

[Justgaudot]

Quick question. I'll be buying an m818 as soon as I can. I was just wondering how many miles I can get from the ndcc tires

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Depends. How worn are they now? Will you be loading the truck down with a trailer? I had an 818 and a military tanker. The tanker had brand new ndcc tires, and they all failed (large sections of tread) in short order under load at 50mph. I went through 3 sets on the m818 over the course of 4 years and approx. 25k miles.

I have a set of g177 radials on my deuce, and they wear like iron. Still look newish even after about 20k miles.

 

[NDT]

Front 1000. Back 5000.

 

[73m819]

Non Directional Cross Country tires are NOT really designed as road tires, hense the name, put some 1100r x 20s on, you WILL be a LOT happier.

 

[MyothersanM1]

I agree with the G177's. A much better tire by far. You may be able to source those locally to you. I got mine locally, but I don't know if my source is still good for them. PM me if you want their contact info.

 

[wreckerman893]

I never kept an MV long enough to wear out the tires.

 

[Justgaudot]

Thank you all for your advice. I won't be running loaded. This truck will be an almost daily driven Tonka truck mostly on road but about 1/4-1/3 of the miles off road in all different terrains. It will be a fun camping and trip taking truck. I just need to save money where I can. I chose the m818 for its shorter wheel base, it will get a bed eventually. I thought the ndcc's would be good since they can be had for $100 all day long but with that kind of wear, obviously, they won't be the best choice. G177's it is. Again thank you all. This forum has been a huge help in all the decisions leading to what truck I want and how I want to set it up. God bless you all. Justin

 

[Trailboss]

I have a XM818 I bought in 2009 with 147 miles and new NDCCs. It now has over 4800 miles and I had to replace the front tires around 4000 miles due to wear and cupping. The rear tires still have about 2/3-3/4 of the tread left. All of the miles are highway, and most are with a load.



I have a M931 with G177s used in the same manner that has a similar tire wear pattern. The front tires wear quickly and cupping is an issue. The rear tires have minimal wear. I don't have as good of a data record as with the XM818, but my impression is the G177s have only a slight advantage in tire wear.

If I rotated the tires in both trucks as per the TM, I should be able to get 10-20K miles out of a set of tires. However, the tires would probably would probably be too weathered due to age before they wore out

 

[Justgaudot]

So, new question. What kind of longevity are y'all getting from singles, both 1400x20's and 1600x20's?

 

[Jeepsinker]

The singles usually rot while the tread is still quite high. Not only that, but a lot of the time it is a constant battle to keep air in them. The combat rims suck for that. It is a lot of work to break one down and replace the sealing ring and valve stem, and even that is no guarantee that it won't leak. Those rims were made and fielded with a working ctis system being used in mind.