Tire wear with suspension in LOW

[Hopper]

I am currently driving a Gen 2 R1T. When I deselect ”Auto” ride height, it reverts back to ”Auto” after 4 hours automatically lowering the vehicle at highway speeds. When I select “Conserve” It also lowers the ride height. With my Gen 1, “Low” ride height caused additional tire wear. My question is, whether this continues to be true with the new Gen 2 suspension.

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[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Yes. Same changes to suspension geometry and impact on tire contact patch. As long as you’re using FWD for steady speed and with mostly small changes in steering angle-i.e. highway cruising-it’s fine. And just as was the case with gen1, if you use FWD and lower than standard all the time, that’s when you will eventually observe accelerated tire wear.

 

[Hopper]

Thanks. Given that, it‘s odd that we cannot have persistent settings for ride height in various modes.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Thanks. Given that, it‘s odd that we cannot have persistent settings for ride height in various modes.

Consensus point to EPA certification requirements. Whatever the reason, it’s just one or two taps within easy reach to set it. Can probably do it through Alexa too? I don’t use it.

 

[AbjectFray]

Thanks. Given that, it‘s odd that we cannot have persistent settings for ride height in various modes.

We cant? Im always in All Purpose and Standard. I never once have to set it again after I drive.

 

[HyperionMark]

FWIW, myself and lots of others on here haven't seen any tire anomalies driving in low and very low. Don't get me wrong, those modes combined with aggressive driving will give you more wear. But if you drive more conservative than most it is absolutely fine to go lower suspension.

 

[Erik+]

Consistent and regular rotations probably help, and not just the rotation of the tires around and around as you drive.

 

[pickupman2022]

We cant? Im always in All Purpose and Standard. I never once have to set it again after I drive.

It's a 2025+ thing. They reset to All Purpose and Auto suspension after 4 hours not driving.

 

[Hopper]

I usually don’t notice that the suspension is in “low“ until I hit a rough stretch of highway, and the ride becomes jarring. Once that happens, I have to exit Driver+, reset the suspension and then reengage Driver+. Living on a gravel road in a snowy area, I’m also going back-and-forth between Snow mode and All Purpose mode. It‘s annoying that my All Purpose mode settings (regen on high) are not persistent.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

FWIW, myself and lots of others on here haven't seen any tire anomalies driving in low and very low. Don't get me wrong, those modes combined with aggressive driving will give you more wear. But if you drive more conservative than most it is absolutely fine to go lower suspension.

Yes and no. Street driving involves more acceleration and deceleration (more frequent fore and aft weight transfer) as well as more direction changes with 90 degree or more turns. All of which will manifest as accelerated tire wear overtime. Extremely conservative driving will mitigate rate of wear but laws governing physics, geometry and materials remain the same. The only solution is to rotate tires at recommended intervals, to even out wear as much as you can.

 

[beatle]

We cant? Im always in All Purpose and Standard. I never once have to set it again after I drive.

If your suspension height is set to auto, the truck will drop to low when you've been over 50mph or so for a while. It'll stay there until your speed drops back down at which point it'll go back to standard. You can turn off the auto suspension setting and force it to stay in the height you specified, but auto will come back after a 4+ hour sleep.

 

[Chase32]

We cant? Im always in All Purpose and Standard. I never once have to set it again after I drive.

Same. Never changes.

 

[Hopper]

If your suspension height is set to auto, the truck will drop to low when you've been over 50mph or so for a while. It'll stay there until your speed drops back down at which point it'll go back to standard. You can turn off the auto suspension setting and force it to stay in the height you specified, but auto will come back after a 4+ hour sleep.

Yes. That’s how it works.

 

[R1Thor]

I, personally, do not see an issue here, unless you hate efficiency and prefer less-efficiency.

I've used my truck in "Auto" ride height since I've owned it. I have a commute 72 miles one way, mostly highway. My tire wear is perfectly even and I'm on track to get >30k miles out o my OEM 21" Pirellis. AND as an added bonus, I do see better (improved) efficiency. It's like the Engineers know what they're doing...!

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