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

thejimrose thejimrose at gmail.com
Wed Apr 18 14:10:12 EDT 2007


i just don't see the value of spending 200$ per tire.  but i'm a tire
cheapskate. =)

maybe i need to spend a pile this time round.

On 4/18/07, Mark R <speedracer.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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!
> >
>


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