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Re: More on bald rear tires
"st-bum" <kennykabuki@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Spoke to the dealer. The dealer actually did an alignment right before
> I got the new tires. Imagine that.
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> Anyway, the rear tires are bald on the OUTSIDE edge and have some tread
> but much less than the front on the rest of the tire.
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> The dealer said the TOE was off. That was what they were supposed to
> have adjusted in the alignment. Can an alignment come seriously out of
> alignment by going over a bump or something (not that I drive
> recklessly, I don't). Both rear tires have the same problem which
> makes me think they screwed it up.
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Going OVER bumps ought not throw the alignment out, slamming sideways into
bumps will hose your alignment though. given your description, I'm inclined
to think the dealer (alignment shop) screwed something up.
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> Can Wal-Mart redo the alignment? Or is that just a specialty thing?
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Yes, of course WalMart can do the alignment. Can they do a good job? That
seems to be just as possible as the dealer doing a bad job.
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> I'll probably need new rear tires after 12K miles. Unbelieveable.
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WalMart sells tires too.
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