Tire Eating Audi

[Joshua Van Tol]

A dragging brake sure enough can do that. Had it happen to a Kumho 712 
just like the one in the picture.


On Dec 23, 2003, at 4:32 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

>
>> my 4kq has destroyed one of the rear tires (passenger side) in less
>> than a couple of thousand miles
>
>> http://home.covad.net/~rickert/tire1.jpg
>
>> Could going off the edge of a curb cutout do something like this to
>> the suspension?
>
> Well, yes.  A good whack can move some of the parts around and totally 
> screw up your alignment.  You say the control arm bushings are still 
> good, but the ball joint could have been pushed or pulled out of place 
> int eh control arm and still seem tight.  Or, less likely, a tie rod 
> could have been bent.
>
> Other unlikely scenarios I imagined up besides your alignment being 
> way off - possibly the tire was "junk" from the factory and simply 
> disintegrated.  Also, what if that brake was dragging or something?  
> Not sure it could do what we're looking at here or not, though.
>
> -- 
> Huw Powell
>
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