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Old 01-19-2008, 12:06 PM
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The drivers side tire on my 06' is looking bald on the inside only - not cords quite yet, but doesn't have much tread left on the inside of the tire - I know s2ks are performance cars, but to me, this is a typical alignment problem.

The car has 14k miles on it (original tires), the rest of the tires look to be wearing evenly - is this typical, or any input on this?

Also - are there wear marks on ALL of the OEM tires showing you when it's time to replace them?

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well when it comes time to replacing the tires, get an allignment. and yes all the tires have wear bars on them
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You sir, have an alignment problem. 14,000 miles on a set of fronts is too low.
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Air pressure problem that wasn't caught? Tire pressure looks fine now, but I wonder if it was an issue before and they didn't pay any attention to it.

I'll have the alignment checked for sure.
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These are my front's at 16K miles. Both tires worn evenly on the inside.

Car is driven typically 2 miles to work and back with a large number of turns for the distance. I went to Honda for an alignment and they said it was not needed.


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Originally Posted by RTZX9R,Jan 20 2008, 02:59 PM
These are my front's at 16K miles. Both tires worn evenly on the inside.

Car is driven typically 2 miles to work and back with a large number of turns for the distance. I went to Honda for an alignment and they said it was not needed.
Is your car lowered? My '02 wears pretty evenly on the fronts. It is my rears that look like that!
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You have pictures? My tires have about 14,500 miles on them and they are showing little wear.

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ONLY my drivers side tire looks worn on the inside, what could this mean other than an alignment?

I'm debating on taking it in for an alginment, but I cannot feel the pull (out of alignment stray) in it what so ever?
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Originally Posted by stickercutting,Jan 20 2008, 04:27 PM
ONLY my drivers side tire looks worn on the inside, what could this mean other than an alignment?
it means you need to go on a diet.
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hahaha, I'll make note of that in my technical notes about the car


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