"New" tires wearing badly, making lots of road noise. How to fix?

I have my 3rd set of Goodyear Wrangler HP in 275/60r20. They came stock on the truck (2004 Dodge Ram 1500, but issues could be on a mav or comet as well). I liked them the first two times, bought them a third time. They suck this time around.

I knew something was wrong when I had the third set installed and there was lead balance weights along almost 1/4 of the rim on one tire.

After about 5000 miles, truck started to pull to the side, so I took it in for alignment and the guy at the shop said it was aligned, but tires were wearing oddly causing the pull. He crossed them. I rotate forward/backward only so they don't porcupine up.

I tried to figure out which ones he crossed and get them back to the original side, but damage is done...tread is all poking up like a pine-cone or porcupine. And making all kinds of horrible road noise.

Is there any way to fix this, or am I stuck with noisy tires for the next 30,000 miles?

Can I do a long hot burnout and level out the lumps and bumps? (asked in a semi-joking manner...)

Any other suggestions?

 

The Dodge trucks and especially Good Year tires are prone to the tire wear you describe. We see it all the time. Probably due for a good set of shocks. What the mileage on the truck now??
Surprised the other Wranglers you had didnt do this. We wont sell the Good Years since they scallop so easy.
Sounds like you had one bad tire since new. You shouldnt need that much weight on a new tire. It likely could have been minimized if they broke the tire down and rotated it on the rim.
The next time you need tires buy them where the have a road force balancer. It simulates road conditions and works incredibly well. Bit more money for install but well worth it.
We dont have one yet since they run over 20 grand. The good tire shops are running them now though.
I know what your thinking with the burn out thing but it will likely make them worse. Its frustrating but the tire is beyond repair now.
I HIGHLY suggest Michelin LTX M&S. I have run 3 sets flawlessly on my own 4X4 Jeeps to over 100000 kms per set without so much as a re-balance.
We suggest them on all our customers trucks etc. They are always happy they spent the money over cheaper tires. Available in P rating and LT rating.

 

If they needed that much weight to balance, something was definately wrong to start with. The tire guy should have popped the bead loose and rotated the tire(on the rim) to see if it would have a better balance with that wheel instead of piling on the weights. I would also find another to check the 4 wheel alignment to get a second opinion. When you do, do not tell them about the problem you have now. If there's truly something wrong, they should be able to find it on their own. Is the tire on the other end of that axle also wearing funny ? Is the problem on the front or rear ?

 

I thought you were talking about the Maverick! I was going to suggest you stop with the burn-outs in the sig pic.

 

They are all scalloping, but worse noise on left side (possibly just because that is the side I am sitting on and I can hear it better). The shocks and all joints were new when I put these tires on. Currently 165k on the truck.

A lot of the guys I work with have these dodge trucks and have gone to Yokohama in 275/55r20. They report that they are much quieter.

If I get too P-O'd with these, I may bite the bullet and replace them sooner than neccessary.

 

We see lots of this too where I work. Those Good year tires you have are garbage to begin with. Tires in that 19/20" size dont tend to live very long at all on top of it all.You definitely got a bad tire (all the weights on it)As for rotation...You should rotate the fronts to the rear(keep on same sides) and criss cross the rears to the front. On a 4X4 rotate em every 3K miles to keep the chopping/feathering to a minimum and mind your tire pressures like the pope minds his bible. Good luck Scott!!!
PS: The burn out will only wear the middle of the tire not the edges(they swell when you spin em)