Tire wear pattern?

Recently purchased a used 2016 TRD Pro with 76k miles on it. This is my first 4runner. The rear tires and break pads are almost at the minimum. The front breaks and tires still have plenty of life left on them. I'm wondering why the back end is so low compared to the front. What is the wear pattern on 4runners...do the back tires wear faster than the front or vice versa? Any Ideas?

Thanks.

 

My guess would be this is your rig's second set of front brake pads. Since these typically wear out first.
The tires could have been rotated recently. The front tires will also usually wear out before the rears.

 

+1 to silver runner. If the rear tires also have measurably lower tread life compared to front, it’s most likely that somebody went cheap and just replaced 2 tires. Hopefully that’s the worst of it as driving in 4WD with severely mismatched tire wear puts a lot of stress on the drivetrain. Tires are always replaced all 4 at a time on 4WD and AWD vehicles.

Get the brakes done, and then buy a full set of 4 tires. Going forward remember to rotate them at every oil change.

 

Also, if you didn’t have it inspected by a mechanic at purchase that wouldn’t be a bad idea. I also like to change EVERY fluid and filter when I buy a used car that age so I have a known good starting baseline for maintenance intervals. Battery not a bad idea as well if the date code is older than 5 years back.

Post any other questions as you go through it. And ENJOY it. It’s a great truck and still has 100s of thousands of miles life left in it.

 

My rear pads actually went before the fronts, so it's possible that you're still on the original pads all around. IIRC, I replaced them somewhere between 70-80K miles, and did the fronts later on.

As mentioned above, the front tires probably get more wear than the rears. And, I agree that they should get rotated at every oil change.

 

Also: Welcome to the forum!

 

Same brake experience here on my 2019. Rears replaced at 92k miles (2mm thick), fronts around 115k (2mm thick).

 

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I did have a an inspection done prior to purchase at Toyota dealer, no major problems other than brakes and tires.

Is replacing break pads a DIY project? I would like to do it myself.