Going with GY Fuel Max as a replacement tire

[2009Toyotoad]

After my Eagle LS wore out in less than 35k I was firmly against buying another set from GY. I did a liitle more research and found out the treadwear rating on the Eagle is about half that of the Fuel Max. So my frustration over what I thought was a lousy set of tires was misdirected.

I looked at some other brands and found just like the Fuel Max reviews were generally good but varied.

I had originally planned to replace both wheels and tires this fall with something else, but the lack remaining tread on the Eagle LS tires, advanced the replacement issue to ASAP. I've got the long road trip next month and I'd like the tires to be "broken in" before I drive unfamilar roads.

One spec I did notice on the Fuel Max compared to the Eagle LS was a narrower tread width. Fuel Max is 4.5" in the 185 60 15 size, whereas the Eagle LS were 5.7".Could this be part of the reason the MAX tire pressure is 51 psi on the Fuel MAx, but only 44 PSI on the Eagle LS?