I believe the US air force did extensive studies on this back in the 60's and found that tire ware from spinup only accounted for ~<10% of overall wear on the t

I believe the US air force did extensive studies on this back in the 60's and found that tire ware from spinup only accounted for ~<10% of overall wear on the tires. They found most of the stress comes from the act of braking and turning. Also I believe they found the gyroscopic effects of the spinning wheels actually made it more difficult to land the plane... although that may not be an issue anymore with modern avionics and autopilots.