[Biturbos4] Re: Alignment

[Keman]

Are those Kumho Ecsta 712's? I had those once. Worst tire I've ever used,
and one of the cheapest too. In addition to strange wear issues, they
squealed like a stuck pig if you just drove next to a bend in the road. I
kept wondering if they just needed to be broken in. They never 'broke in'
and instead dissapointed me severly. Are they doing this only in the
front, or at all four corners?

- Keman

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, mike mcclurg wrote:

> Here is the data on the tires:
>
> Size: 225/45R17
> Brand: Kumho
> Style: 711
> Speed Rating: H Rated (Up to 130 M.P.H.)
> Type: High Performance
> UTQG: 320 A A
>
> Probably 80/20 highway to city. I don't use the bottom
> part of the accelerator very much and don't throw it
> into corners at all.
>
> Mike
>
> --- Keman <keman at interwolf.net> wrote:
>
> > I've seen Pilot Sports do that on TT's. I always
> > attributed it to lots of
> > highway miles on a multi-compound tire. PS's do not
> > wear evenly on the
> > highway, you have to throw them into the corners a
> > LOT to keep the edges
> > wearing at a 'normal' rate. What kind of tires are
> > you running and what
> > type of driving do you usually do?
> >
> > - Keman
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, mike mcclurg wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks, very informative.
> > > Actually, cupping may have been a bad choice of
> > words
> > > on my part. What is really happening is that one
> > edge
> > > of each section of tread on the inside edge is
> > wearing
> > > unevenly. What you get is a raised edge next to a
> > worn
> > > edge all around the tire. So it kind of looks like
> > > little steps. You actually feel them with your
> > hand,
> > > more than see them. And then you feel them running
> > one
> > > way and not the other. Kind of hard to explain.
> > >
> > > --- FChapp at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Although I no longer do alignments, and not on
> > newer
> > > > Audis at all,  tire
> > > > cupping is due to one of three things:
> > > > 1. balance
> > > > 2. shocks
> > > > 3 worn suspension components.
> > > > inside tire wear is due to improper camber,
> > > > (negative), or due to  toe out.
> > > > Alignment angles will not cause cupping,
> > although,
> > > > if you remove rubber
> > > > unevenly due to misalignment, it will cause a
> > tire
> > > > to become unbalanced.
> > > >
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