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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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A message to everyone. Be aware of your car. I checked my tires about 2 weeks ago. I have been busy since then, haven't had time to check them like I usually do... well driving down the road and POW.

Haha, no damage to anything but the tire and my hands from touching the belts.... but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this.

And 2 weeks ago... I thought it was fine!







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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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whoa. gnarly wear. glad the wheel is ok.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Lucky! couldn't see the wires underneath the rubber wearing thru 2 weeks ago(!?)

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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:26 AM
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wow that has got to be the strangest wear pattern i have ever seen..glad nothing got messed up
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:49 AM
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same thing happened to me when i had my teggy i pulled out the wheels and was like wtf?
good thing u iight
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 04:17 AM
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dam at least everythings ok they look like race slicks
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 06:09 AM
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lol man get an alignment next time!

glad nothing was hurt.


i had some tire wear like that on my last set of tires.. sucks.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 06:12 AM
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is that the front?
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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Its the rear... car is aligned... just has 3* of neg camber LOL.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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Wow!

Yeah, I second aka paco...Get an alignment, for sure. I had the same type of wear on a front tire, but much more lopsided than yours shows. I knew it was from me swapping upper & lower CA bushings, sway bar end link assemblies and struts and NOT getting the car aligned afterwards. Bad omission to say the least.

Firestone offers lifetime alignments for a one-time $160. You can go back as often as every 6,000 miles and get your ride realigned - FREE!

It's well worth it for guys like us who are always monkeying around with stuff that throws alignment out of whack. I'd look into it. In fact, they've got a $10 off coupon on their website. I finally ponied up for it myself just this Monday.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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holy camber wear batman!!! glad you/car is OK
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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that sucks man! but that looks alot more like toe wear than camber to me. whats your current alignment specs?
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:09 AM
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wow dude, glad your wheels and you are okay though. Imma check my tires more often now.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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despite the belts showing, how could you think the tire was fine when it had almost no tread, maybe it's just me but mine get replaced when they hit the wear marks
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by romeo291
wow dude, glad your wheels and you are okay though. Imma check my tires more often now.
Diddo! glad you're okay man.
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