please evaluate my rear tire wear
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please evaluate my rear tire wear
Normally, I would have replaced my tires long before they got this bad but it caught me by surprise since I've only been on them for 7551 miles.
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Other than that, the wear is normal. You have to remember that you also have long tube headers installed in your car.
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I'd say they look absolutely normal with a modestly agressive alignment other than extremely over worn
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You've been risking the lives of everyone on the road for about 2000 miles!
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Judging by the way he way the tires looked after 7700 miles, he was just endangering the lives of other people for about 1k miles, not 2k.
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But my goodness how did you not notice that wear?
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Which nexens?
I've tried n3000 and n5000 and they wear great compared to these...
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Anyone think that my alignment could have helped to the tire wear or was it just that these tires were just softer than my previous...
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Pss had better traction... but for me the nexens worked well as an all season (rain) and lasted twice as long... and then there's the price difference... i went through 2 sets of the pss but couldn't keep using them for a daily driving tire..
Anyone think that my alignment could have helped to the tire wear or was it just that these tires were just softer than my previous...
Anyone think that my alignment could have helped to the tire wear or was it just that these tires were just softer than my previous...
if i daily drove mine i wouldnt keep putting PSS on them either, just gets too cost prohibitive if you arent tracking the car.
if you got 7500 out of the rears thats not bad, from what ive read around here most get 5k on michelins so i think your alignments probably fine.
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I guess it was not raining recently otherwise you would have realized this earlier on the highway 
Be careful you might not be as lucky next time.
Be careful you might not be as lucky next time.
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Pss had better traction... but for me the nexens worked well as an all season (rain) and lasted twice as long... and then there's the price difference... i went through 2 sets of the pss but couldn't keep using them for a daily driving tire..
Anyone think that my alignment could have helped to the tire wear or was it just that these tires were just softer than my previous...
Anyone think that my alignment could have helped to the tire wear or was it just that these tires were just softer than my previous...
“Anyone think that my alignment could have helped to the tire wear or was it just that these tires were just softer than my previous. . .”
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my thoughts exactly... if i'm going to race or something, then i can just switch...
