Back in August, I had control arm bushings pressed into place and installed along with new struts and shocks on my ‘04. However, I’ve noticed my stored all-season tires tires are worn on the inside top edge to the point of replacement. SO… I’m thinking before the snow tires come off I should get an alignment, yes?? Perhaps this should have been done at the time of the all the new work, but it never occurred to me.

I’ve searched the CL data base for all-season tire recommendations, but the threads go back so far as to be out of date for new tire info. For a reliable, soft ride what brands/ model of tires are great for 430’s these days?

 

I would recommend an alignment in your situation. A few years back and about 25,000 miles ago I did a four wheel alignment and purchased new Pirelli Pzero all season plus tires and they are holding up great, very quiet, nice ride, great traction in the rain, and on schedule to last 45,000 or more miles. This tire does not get a lot of love on this site but it was and I think still is highly rated by CR. My only quibble with it is that it is an ultra high performance all season tire and as such does not do as well as some other tires which offer a lower rolling resistance and hence better fuel economy. My priorities were wet and dry traction, longevity and quiet ride, not LRR and fuel economy.

By the way, the alignment I did also fixed an uneven tire wear situation I had very similar to yours.