Bad alignment->tire wear
May 15, 2004, 01:12 PM
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Bad alignment->tire wear
I just had my car to the dealership to pick up my stereo relocation kit and ran down to see how much the guy wants to install my gauges. He came out and I had my tires turned hard to get into the parking spot and the first thing he says is "do you autocross this" I say no. Then he says you better get the alignment checked. The inner tread blocks are almost gone. Apparently the settings are way off on both wheels. Should I be able to get new tires out of the deal???? The car only has 2800 miles on it!!!! 
May 15, 2004, 02:34 PM
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hey that happened to me too!!!!!!! but mitsu sucks big fat dick so i didnt get it fixed by them.... If mitsu is reading this, YOU SUCK DONKEY *****. maybe you should think twice about how you treat your customers because i will never buy another mitsu period, such a good car and ****ty *** customer service, i knew it was to good to be true.
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my alignment on my car as delivered was WAY off. it never handled the way i believed it should. i just put springs on, had a good alignment done (in prep for a track day) and the car feels great. much less twitchy, follows road irregularities much less and corners absolutely neutral - oh i have a rre (progress) 25mm rear sway bar too.
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The first time I had my EVO VIII aligned it was focked from there! I had excessive tire wear in the same area you guys are talkin' about at 8,500 miles. I have the TEIN coil-overs. I had the OEM tires replaced with Yokohama EVS100's and had the alignment corrected by a shop that specialized in alignments on performance cars and the problem has now been rectified! I said rectified!! huh huh huh!!
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Originally Posted by VIII
hey that happened to me too!!!!!!! but mitsu sucks big fat dick so i didnt get it fixed by them.... If mitsu is reading this, YOU SUCK DONKEY *****. maybe you should think twice about how you treat your customers because i will never buy another mitsu period, such a good car and ****ty *** customer service, i knew it was to good to be true.
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My Car has 5000 miles on it and the front tires have worn out around the outer edge and even the middle part of the tires don't have much tread on them.
Anyone found some good deals on the OEM tires?
Anyone found some good deals on the OEM tires?
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Originally Posted by mike_at_home
My Car has 5000 miles on it and the front tires have worn out around the outer edge and even the middle part of the tires don't have much tread on them.
Anyone found some good deals on the OEM tires?
Anyone found some good deals on the OEM tires?
