i have a tire thats balding on the front left side only. its had its service and alignmnet a month or so ago. should I replace just the balding tire or both of the front tires. the other tire isn't new, but its not truly old and in need of changing either.


and what's the name of the site for cheap tires. isn't it like tireking or something?

1/5/2006 10:02:58 AM

Id get 2 front ones. Check out Discount tire.

1/5/2006 10:18:32 AM

check your bushings/tie rod ends assuming it really is correctly aligned. dont just let it keep eating tires

1/5/2006 10:22:26 AM

haha

this reminds me

i bought my S2000 about 8-9 months ago

i'm about to replace the rear tires for the SECOND time since i've owned the car

1/5/2006 10:50:12 AM

ntb does a free alignment check.

tires are better replaced in pairs.

1/5/2006 10:52:52 AM

if the rear ones are in better shape, put them up front and put the worn one on the rear, it will last a lot longer, check your pressures too, when it gets cold again, a 40 degree drop can drop your tire pressures 4-8 psi, it seems like every fall and winter every vehicle that comes in our shop for service has grossly underinflated tires. if it has just been aligned and it is still wearing the outside edge, you probably have a bad wheel bearing, but they should have checked the bearings, control arm bushings, balljoints, tie rod ends, etc. when they aligned it.

[Edited on January 5, 2006 at 10:56 AM. Reason : and yes if you replace it, dont mismatch tires on an axle]

1/5/2006 10:55:32 AM

the rear tires are a different size than the ones on the front.

1/5/2006 11:10:24 AM

Quote :

"if the rear ones are in better shape, put them up front and put the worn one on the rear, it will last a lot longer"

depends on the car

1/5/2006 11:15:54 AM

WTF KIND OF CAR IS IT?

damn what the hell is wrong with these people, first post should indlude year, make, and model, if you want any halfway relevant responses

1/5/2006 12:24:28 PM

2004 mercedes clk

1/5/2006 12:40:26 PM

get some damn tires you jew

1/5/2006 2:14:39 PM

wtf, don't put worn tires in the rear

I read a whole article in Motor Yrend a while back. They did all sorts of tests on wet roads and found that having bald tires in the back was way more dangerous (possible oversteer etc.) in the rain than in the front. Ditto with low tire pressure. This was regardless of what the driven wheels were.

1/5/2006 2:24:23 PM

^That is a damn good point, and very true. And YES, I have spun several cars several times in inclement weather...with shallow tread or bald tires on the rear.

1/5/2006 2:30:03 PM

mine is the front left. 1 tire or both???

1/5/2006 2:36:12 PM

I'm pretty sure that was a contributing factor in spinning my last car into a concrete barrier. Leave the good tires on the rear.

1/5/2006 2:37:37 PM

yeah seriously, why do you think I rotated my shitty ass walmart tires on the Supra after doing like 50 burnouts and donuts. It's not because I expected longer tire life.

1/5/2006 2:40:33 PM

i was assuminf he had a fwd civic or similar pos

1/5/2006 2:45:50 PM