WOW!! just wow
Apr 10, 2006, 07:58 PM
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WOW!! just wow
Okay here it goes...
I have a brand new 05 that I bought back in september. For some odd reason my 2 front tires were balding very unevenly at only 4k miles. I took the car to the dealership and after trying to hassle them to replace my tires they finally agreed that they would pay for one tire and I would have to pay for the other one...so I agreed. It took the damn dealership about 1 month to order the tires and about 2 more weeks for them to arrive. So when they finally get there i pay a visit to the dealership and after sitting there for 4 hours (due to the alignment machine not working) I get my car back.
Now two weeks later i take a look at my back tires and both of them are COMPLETELY bald...so im like ok WTF!??!? and I check my air pressure and ALL 4 tires where at 40 PSI. The front are supposed to be at 32 and the back at 29.
looks like the dealership over-inflated my tires and they wore off in a matter of days.....now its going to be a damn mission trying to get them to replace my rear tires because of their stupid mistake...
I have a brand new 05 that I bought back in september. For some odd reason my 2 front tires were balding very unevenly at only 4k miles. I took the car to the dealership and after trying to hassle them to replace my tires they finally agreed that they would pay for one tire and I would have to pay for the other one...so I agreed. It took the damn dealership about 1 month to order the tires and about 2 more weeks for them to arrive. So when they finally get there i pay a visit to the dealership and after sitting there for 4 hours (due to the alignment machine not working) I get my car back.
Now two weeks later i take a look at my back tires and both of them are COMPLETELY bald...so im like ok WTF!??!? and I check my air pressure and ALL 4 tires where at 40 PSI. The front are supposed to be at 32 and the back at 29.
looks like the dealership over-inflated my tires and they wore off in a matter of days.....now its going to be a damn mission trying to get them to replace my rear tires because of their stupid mistake...
Apr 10, 2006, 08:39 PM
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Where are the tires worn? I daily drive on my autocross tire pressures (~40 PSI on crappy Fuzion ZRis). Overinflation can cause excessive wear across the middle portion of the tire, but it won't happen in a matter of days unless you are rolling on ridiculous amounts of air pressure. If your wear is on the inner or outer tread blocks, it is more likely a result of out-of-spec or overly aggressive toe settings.
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Apr 10, 2006, 11:40 PM
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you wore out your tires in a couple of days? Even if your tires were over inflated, that shouldn't have happened.
I agree it might be an alignment issue.
How many miles did you drive and how did you drive them? Where were the tires bald? All over?
I agree it might be an alignment issue.
How many miles did you drive and how did you drive them? Where were the tires bald? All over?
Apr 11, 2006, 12:23 AM
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Prolly be best to eat it and take the car to a proper alignment shop. Running 40psi will not destroy tires like that...it's really not a terrible PSI to run in general.
Apr 11, 2006, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by yooyooyoo
you wore out your tires in a couple of days? Even if your tires were over inflated, that shouldn't have happened.
I agree it might be an alignment issue.
How many miles did you drive and how did you drive them? Where were the tires bald? All over?
I agree it might be an alignment issue.
How many miles did you drive and how did you drive them? Where were the tires bald? All over?
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Apr 11, 2006, 08:55 AM
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What do you guys think???? I'm pretty convinced it was the dealership that F****** up my alignment and i believe i deserve a new pair of tires..
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