Getting Fed Up with 17-in Low Profile Tires.....

[Mark R]

In principle, I agree with Jim.  In general, wear items are related to
worn/damaged/out of spec suspension components.  But the Toyos are a light
carcass, and internal damage is possible.  For example, a broken or shifted
kevlar belt will show on a single tire as an odd wear pattern.

I'm not a fan of Sumitomo tires, but then again, I'm a bit of a tire snob.
=)

Mark Rosenkrantz


On 4/18/07, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> the wear pattern is likely related to the car / suspension and not the
> tire.
> i have kuhmo 712s on the a4 and the insides wear like crazy. the edge
> bevels. it did it at stock ride height - i assumed it was because the
> front
> 2 shocks were bad and the car was sitting too low, causing neg camber. it
> appears to be a little less bad with the new suspension [hr sports over
> grooved bils sports, set max high]. just got it aligned actually and it
> came
> up at 1.8 and spec is 1.3-1.4. we'll see if it's any better.
>
> im leaning toward the sumitomo htr next. had a set on my gti a while ago
> and
> they were great and CHEAP!
>