Michael Yount
Mustang Master
guerro - as you can see by the last paragraph, I'm out on the limb with you. I just wanted us to both have a safety wire on before we climbed out there...
you mean i took all that abuse and it was likely not an issue of anything other than tire pressure?????????? haha J/KPeg8687 said:Its a 90 LX 5.0...The tires wore drastically on the inside and outside edges of both...I check tire pressure and it seemed find...they were el cheapo rear tires...maybe it was just the tire..i'll replace and see what happens
Thanks guys
All four of my tires have wear on the outside edge. I have 24.5K on them, and inflated them to 30PSI on my 2003 Mustang GT. I was told by a shop that there's too much wear and they cannot be aligned without being replaced.seijirou said:that reeks of underinflation.
Mustang5L5 said:With the new shocks and springs, have you been driving the car through turns harder? Maybe it's your driving style causing the wear? Taking hard turns at 60-70MPH can easily wear the outer edges of your tires
fourwindsoh said:I frequently take turns quite hard. Further, there's a couple of fun spots on a highway I travel with a 270% off ramp. Sometimes, I'll take those very fast.
I'm thinking about having the tires flipped on each of the wheels, then have the wheels swapped. It's a novice's idea that may not be feasible, but I'll ask the shop when I stop in. Likely, I'm going to keep these tires another few K at least.
I was in a wreck/got rear-ended, but the left was mostly affected. I'd be very surpised, based on the impact angle, if both left an right were affected on the outer edge.
Still I'm concerned if that wreck had any impact on alignment and may cause tire wear in the future, especially if I'm going to buy $159 tires.
On the other hand, there's been no unusual wear on the left side, since August 1(wreck day), or about 6K, so I will likely not even get an alignment unless severe unusual tire wear occurs quickly.
Thanks everybody, Andy.