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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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I have a tire issue that nobody seems to be able to figure out. I have 19's with about 4k miles on them, but all 4 tires are cupping on the inside and out but are wearing evenly. Stock susp, recently aligned, tire press is correct. I went to lexus and 2 other tire places and all I got was a confused look. Oh yeah it's a 2000. 245f , 275r Any help would be great, thanks.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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suspension setup?
make sure that the toe is set right.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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toe, explain more please.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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watch this video, discusses vehicles suspension. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D_vg8gnMms
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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I see, everyone who looked said that all 4 tires were wearing evenly. they pretty much told me that it was a bad set of tires. And to make things worse no tire brand will warranty cupping.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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The susp setup is the factory air, I even had it checked out for leaks. The car only has 54k miles. My friend is a service tech at toyota so he put up on the rack and checked all the bushings, swaybars pretty much everything. Conclusion was crappy tires. I'll bring it back and make sure the toe is where it should be. Thanks for the input.

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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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You might want to double check your air. Tire cupping is caused by lots of bouncing and tire movement on the road due to a bad shock or lack of rotation.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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yup, check your alignment again, and verify the air suspension is functioning properly.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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Cupping on all 4 tires, inside and out with even tire wear? I've never heard of a suspension problem or tire inflation that can do that.
I vote for crappy tires.
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