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Non Directionals or NDTS...NDCCS are soft compound tires to begin with. You will not get 50,000 miles out of them like civilian tires,forget that concept right from the beginning. These tires are meant for mainly offroad with limited hard road usage,notice the heavy side lugs on the tires,for mud and snow. Go around a corner get out,go back and look at the rubber that is laying on the road. If you want more durability you need to upgrade to radials. Just like the military started doing in the late 80's. Remember that these types of tires have their roots before WWII when pure rubber was all that was available not the synthetics of today. When I bought my first deuce back in the early nineties the date code on my tires were early fifties. It is very common to only get about 4-7,000 miles out of these tires before they are shot. I know,I was in USMC back in the very early 80's and was an 0811...artilleryman and truck driver. Went to driver traing school at Camp Pendleton,we took deuces where I though they wouldn't go but then again I was 18,how much did I know. Part of our routine maintenance was PM our howitzers and vehicles. Which almost always consisted of changing,rotating,fixing flats,greasing,etc.
Also not much you can do with the front end as far as adjustments,change shocks,maybe toe in/out. Camber and caster is already built in to the knuckles. You can check and replace if worn, wheel bearings,tie rods,(check for bent drag or center link),knuckle bearings,steering linkage,front suspension (cracked leafs) its all part of your routine maintenance on the deuce now that you own one.
Military wanted easy of maintenance on these trucks thats why some things are permanently set. Remember they are mainly off road trucks,you never encounter wheel shimmy when your going 10-20 mph offroad,I wonder why? Your truck is shake,rattle and rolling due to tires wearing uneven because of high mph which generates heat which wears soft compound tires at a faster rate. Keep rotating them front to rear until all 10 had a chance up front. Then go buy some more,they are cheap right now until surplus dries up, you can even get them with new rims for about $50. Again these trucks and equipment are all exmilitary,not civilian,two different animals when it comes to using them in the real world. Most people that buy these trucks are going to drive them on hard surfaced roads for most of the rest of their lives which really they were not designed to do. The military doesn't care about the wearing of the tires at a fast rate because there is a whole echelon of maintenance facilities to take care of that. Plus you the taxpayer pays for it. When you a private citizen buys one,you are on your own for maintenance and yes breakdowns on the road which will cost you a hefty towing fee.
Also these old tires are a safety hazard on hard surfaced roads as there are no rain grooves in them. And most of you guys are going to run them till the side lugs are even with the rest of the tire (basically slicks). You get a little water or snow on the road and don't even mention ice and these tires will have your deuce hydroplaning and doin 360's. When it comes to winter driving take extra caution and give yourself plenty of room in front of you. As more of the trucks come into civilian hands there are going to be more accidents involving deuces due to drivers not being properly trained to drive them. Then see what happens to the insurance co's. that insure them. Take it for what it's worth.
Non Directionals or NDTS...NDCCS are soft compound tires to begin with. You will not get 50,000 miles out of them like civilian tires,forget that concept right from the beginning. These tires are meant for mainly offroad with limited hard road usage,notice the heavy side lugs on the tires,for mud and snow. Go around a corner get out,go back and look at the rubber that is laying on the road. If you want more durability you need to upgrade to radials. Just like the military started doing in the late 80's. Remember that these types of tires have their roots before WWII when pure rubber was all that was available not the synthetics of today. When I bought my first deuce back in the early nineties the date code on my tires were early fifties. It is very common to only get about 4-7,000 miles out of these tires before they are shot. I know,I was in USMC back in the very early 80's and was an 0811...artilleryman and truck driver. Went to driver traing school at Camp Pendleton,we took deuces where I though they wouldn't go but then again I was 18,how much did I know. Part of our routine maintenance was PM our howitzers and vehicles. Which almost always consisted of changing,rotating,fixing flats,greasing,etc.
Also not much you can do with the front end as far as adjustments,change shocks,maybe toe in/out. Camber and caster is already built in to the knuckles. You can check and replace if worn, wheel bearings,tie rods,(check for bent drag or center link),knuckle bearings,steering linkage,front suspension (cracked leafs) its all part of your routine maintenance on the deuce now that you own one.
Military wanted easy of maintenance on these trucks thats why some things are permanently set. Remember they are mainly off road trucks,you never encounter wheel shimmy when your going 10-20 mph offroad,I wonder why? Your truck is shake,rattle and rolling due to tires wearing uneven because of high mph which generates heat which wears soft compound tires at a faster rate. Keep rotating them front to rear until all 10 had a chance up front. Then go buy some more,they are cheap right now until surplus dries up, you can even get them with new rims for about $50. Again these trucks and equipment are all exmilitary,not civilian,two different animals when it comes to using them in the real world. Most people that buy these trucks are going to drive them on hard surfaced roads for most of the rest of their lives which really they were not designed to do. The military doesn't care about the wearing of the tires at a fast rate because there is a whole echelon of maintenance facilities to take care of that. Plus you the taxpayer pays for it. When you a private citizen buys one,you are on your own for maintenance and yes breakdowns on the road which will cost you a hefty towing fee.
Also these old tires are a safety hazard on hard surfaced roads as there are no rain grooves in them. And most of you guys are going to run them till the side lugs are even with the rest of the tire (basically slicks). You get a little water or snow on the road and don't even mention ice and these tires will have your deuce hydroplaning and doin 360's. When it comes to winter driving take extra caution and give yourself plenty of room in front of you. As more of the trucks come into civilian hands there are going to be more accidents involving deuces due to drivers not being properly trained to drive them. Then see what happens to the insurance co's. that insure them. Take it for what it's worth.
And sorry for the ****ty sentence structure I'm a trucker not a english teacher 
