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ALVIN
03-02-2006, 02:51 PM
I am wondering what the hell could have caused this cuz it looks horrible. Some are down to the thread and some are just ripping rubber out. :gay: Damn Toyos.

Check this out and let me know what could have caused it besides alignment...I just alignment done like 9k miles ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/diCORD/March2003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/diCORD/March2004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/diCORD/March2005.jpg
aaronfelipe
03-02-2006, 02:52 PM
Yeas, you MIGHT want to....
ALVIN
03-02-2006, 02:54 PM
I got bad luck with tires...the stock tires wore out by 10 k miles and blew out...now these have 20k hopefully my next set will be more than 30k.
justinxecushyn
03-02-2006, 02:54 PM
yea i skimpped out on changing my tires, figured i could wait til the weekend and had a blowout on 285, i dind't know it was blown until i started to smell catfood (smelt like catfood)
aaronfelipe
03-02-2006, 02:54 PM
Sounds like you be doin' some spinnin'
ALVIN
03-02-2006, 02:55 PM
Not on the stock...plus its an auto so not too much spinning can be done lol
B16a2 Civic
03-02-2006, 02:56 PM
yeah buddy, teh wires are pretty much showing, bad camber wear, when you get an allignment, do you rotate your tires too?
ALVIN
03-02-2006, 02:57 PM
most deff. I get my rotation and balance ever 6k miles and alignment every 10-15k
A.P. Photography
03-02-2006, 03:00 PM
Sounds like you might want to change those intervals.
ALVIN
03-02-2006, 03:06 PM
seriously but my ricer ass put 205/35/16 on a stock wheel lol hahaha...my mistake on that one...hopefully I'll do better with a 50 series tire lol.
collins
03-02-2006, 04:14 PM
yea dude, the tread wear is lookin a little sub-par as well. how are you driving on them? do you drive hard? cause i know first hand that'll kill a set of tires KWIK!!!
Spyder
03-02-2006, 04:16 PM
Toyo proxy FZ4's? if so that is part of it, they are teh suk. Also.. try an alignment, you need it. a lot.
ALVIN
03-02-2006, 06:11 PM
Well Im going with a new set tomorrow with and Alignment lol...Yes they were FZ4s and yes I drive hard....plus going to ATL doing 90+ mph there and back ever day doesnt help lol...

What do yall think about:

1. Goodyear Assurance Tripletred (80k warranty Traction A, Temp B, Tread Wear 740)
http://www.kauffmantire.com/images/groups/astrt.jpg

2. COOPER LIFELINER SLE H-RATED (50K warranty Traction A, Temp A, Tread Wear 360-420)
http://www.kauffmantire.com/images/groups/lslet.jpg

or

3. Toyo PROXES TPT (65K Warranty Traction A, Temp A, Tread Wear 400)
http://www.kauffmantire.com/images/groups/ptpt.jpg
ironchef
03-02-2006, 06:20 PM
I had the same problem on my 04 accord, my tires when i got the car brand new, the fronts lasted for 7k miles, till they were shot. However, it was even overall wear though. I recently got a new full set of bridgestone potenza g009s, 65k warranty, and very grippy. Ive driven about 3k on them, and theres like no difference between then and now, its cool.
imbosile
03-02-2006, 06:25 PM
wow, thats some serious wear.
TeeJay
03-02-2006, 07:48 PM
camber kits are your friend
Marta Mike
03-02-2006, 10:54 PM
Well i work at discount tire. And if you guys are wondering why u are going through the stock tires so fast, its bc believe it or not tire companies make the tires differently for new cars. Yea they have the same tread design and look, but a different compound so they wear out faster. This way u go back and get more, 40% of people buy the stock tire. Most of the wear on the tire looks like alignment, but also looks like its seperating. Oh and yea its an FZ4. Id look into some kumho SPT's