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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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13,000 miles and both front tires are gone on the inside edges, only. Plenty of tread on the rest of the front tires and on the rear. Recreational driving, only, no track (yet). A couple of posts suggest this is normal for this car. Most suggest rear tires should wear out well before the fronts. If this really the way it is supposed to be set up, so be it, but I would think the tires should wear fairly evenly, even if soft and sticky, and certainly the rears should go first. Is there a consensus out there? Thx!
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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..yep
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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"yep ... this is normal", or "yep... they should wear evenly?" Thx again.
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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....sorry that was to say that the wear on the inside is normal. You might however consider swapping the fronts side to side to get some more miles out of them.
I did this recently and should get anothe 10-12k out of them ( I hope).
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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Thx - I just hope I have enough tread left to make swapping possible!
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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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I have seen anywhere from 10k to 25k on the fronts. And as little as 5k on the rears before needing replacement. It all depends on how hard you drive and on what types of roads.
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 05:20 AM
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Originally posted by ninegrand
....sorry that was to say that the wear on the inside is normal. You might however consider swapping the fronts side to side to get some more miles out of them.
I did this recently and should get anothe 10-12k out of them ( I hope).

damn that is a good idea. i just bought my car and i didnt know about this problem so i didnt check for it. now my right front tire blew out and i had to buy a new set of fronts. and now im looking for a set of rears cuz those are on there way out too. anyone selling a set of so2's????
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 06:36 AM
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Stock alignment?

I wear out the inside edges of my street tires, and the outside edges of my track tires, but I run a fairly aggressive camber.
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