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    Established Member Two Rings
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    How much time do I have?

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    Just ballpark, based on this tread wear? it's inner and outer. tire pressure is fine, I think my car was just out of alignment and I got too used to it.





    do I really need to get four new ones since I'm AWD? the passenger side front is the same but not as bad as this, and the tears still look like new.


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    Veteran Member Four Rings SLU_S5's Avatar
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    I'd replace those and get an alignment ASAP. Your toe alignment is probably way off. potentially camber too. Have you been doing suspension mods without a re-alignment?

    If the rears really are like new, you could order two new tires for the fronts and have the tread shaved to match the tread depth in the rear (tirerack does this). You'll ideally want the tread depth to match on all four corners.
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    Established Member Two Rings Zonsolo's Avatar
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    How much time? You are kidding right? Those are a time-bomb waiting to explode at any second. I would not drive anywhere on that.
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    Senior Member Four Rings
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    How much time do I have?

    I ran a tire like this once when I was a tender 18 years old on my 93 Mustang GT 5.0. I was young and dumb and short on cash. On the way to work on the highway, it gave out. Not fun at all lol. It was actually worse the tread but still. I was planning on getting tires that paycheck. Well the tire wasn't waiting lol.

    That said I wouldn't feel comfortable at all, why chance it. Cheap tire easy fix. Expensive vehicle potentially crashed into something equals expensive fix!


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    Senior Member Three Rings burg3ngold's Avatar
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    Holy shit I get worried if my tire pressure is 2 psi off... You couldn't pay me to drive with your tires :)

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    Senior Member Three Rings Powderhound's Avatar
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    Belts are showing...ticking time bomb for sure, and even worse they are on the front. If it were me I would replace asap and avoid highway speeds until then.
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    Established Member Two Rings
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    Probably 37 minutes give or take ,

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    Run them up to 65 PSI, and you're good for another 10K
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    Veteran Member Four Rings JamesRS5's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by osugsxr View Post
    Probably 37 minutes ,
    I had it as 38 minutes but I think you're probably right.

    The worrying thing is the amount of rubber on a side wall is waaay less than on the main tread, a pair of Fate-O-Maybe cheap Chinese tires will be safer than your current tires if you're on a budget.

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    Senior Member Three Rings bruno7652's Avatar
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    I would run to the tire shop and replace those tires ASAP. If you have a blow and cause an accident your insurance might give you a problem
    saying it was your negligence that caused the accident by not replacing your tires and not provide you with any coverage.
    Just something for you to consider.
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    Established Member Two Rings
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    before. not sure at what point this travesty occurred but whatever.




    after.



    also got new tires (4)


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    Veteran Member Four Rings SLU_S5's Avatar
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    Toe definitely contributed. Inner lip of wheel could be slightly bent or out of balance if the wear wasn't totally even all the way around
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