I purchased by 09 with 31,000 miles on it and a brand new set of Dunlop DZ101s. Stock size, stock rims. (Did repaint the rims-see my other post on that)
I noticed the rears were wearing a little more on the inside edge but was not too concerned; thought it was from the standard alignment specs. Another local S owner discovered his tires were shot from inside wear when we were changing the diff oil in my garage. Was no where near the cords showing.

I did a 2600 mile trip thinking I had enough tread. (I thought I would put about 1500 miles but my wife had more time than I realized so I added to the itinerary) Tire failed 3 hours from home. Picture is attached. The other rear looked the same but held air till tire change. Fronts were worn down just above wear bars. The car now has 47,000 so I got 16,000 miles on the Drizzles which, from what I understand, is pretty good. I will admit I should have changed them sooner but before the trip they did not look like this! I hope to get much more from the Pilots.

So, the question is: is this normal? This is my first tire change out. I put new Pilot Super Sports on it and the thing tracks straight and true so I wonder if its really the alignment. (Really like the tires but that is another thread)

Should I get another alignment?

BTW, I had a Surco trunk rack and it came in mighty handy with the full car and crammed trunk with the flat tire. Worth its weight in gold. I added the oak slats for function and looks.

 

Yes, you should get an alignment. The wear on that tire looks to be from less toe angle than is ideal(likely toe'd out).

 

^Exactly what I was thinking. Just because a car tracks straight doesn't mean everything is right. It is definitely the alignment since one is worn more than the other. Make sure they give you the print out for the before and after specs.

 

Sounds like good advice. The thing is the tires were worn the same. That is the fronts were the same and the rears were the same. I was sweating the other rear would go and I would have been left without a spare. Cord was showing just like the one that lost air. I am still amazed how fast they wore in 2.5K miles.

 

The alignment is still the first thing I would check.

 

Get the alignment done. Make sure a full adjustment is done, the s2000 is completely adjustable, so every should be corrected so that the car is equal right to left.

 

I wouldn't just "get an alignment". That just means all measurements will be within a very broad spec range. If every one of your specs is at the sucky end of the range but within the range, alignment is done, and you pay for nothing. I would ask for max spec camber and min spec toe all around and make sure they will give you a before after printout.