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Old 06-25-09, 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!







Old 06-25-09, 12:31 AM
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whoa. gnarly wear. glad the wheel is ok.
Old 06-25-09, 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 06-25-09, 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
Old 06-25-09, 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
Old 06-25-09, 04:17 AM
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dam at least everythings ok they look like race slicks
Old 06-25-09, 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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is that the front?
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Its the rear... car is aligned... just has 3* of neg camber LOL.
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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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holy camber wear batman!!! glad you/car is OK
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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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wow dude, glad your wheels and you are okay though. Imma check my tires more often now.
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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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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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