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Old 10-13-2008, 06:03 PM
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Default Bad alignment caused blown tire.... Im now sporting a doughnut!

So lastnight I was walking out of a friends house and my tire is hissing like a son of a gun. I put my hand on the back side of my tire, all I can feel is air pushing out and cords everywhere. So I pull back into the driveway jack up the car take the tire off and there is chucks of the tire missing. My fault cause I have yet to get an alignment since it has been lowered. ... But I needed new tires anyways cause my 19"x I think 8.5 has 235's on it. And they are at the wear bars. Well my now I am sporting a dough nut. Were can I get tires for cheap? Whats my best bet? I need at least 255/35/19

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Sounds like a bad tire to me?


I mean did you drop it alot????

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Old 10-13-2008, 07:15 PM
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It is happening to both front tires, I guess I shouldn't say bad alignment more like NO alignment after the lowering kit.
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A bad alignment (especially after a car is lowered) can tear a tire to shreads in a very short period of time. . . .
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X2. extreme toe and camber from lowering will definately tear up a tire in a very short amount of time. expecially at higher speeds.
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Agreed. My car wore out the inside of the tires quickly because it didn't have an alignment after QA1 spring/shock install. Had I known this when I bought it, I would have had it fixed sooner.
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Originally Posted by ss1
Agreed. My car wore out the inside of the tires quickly because it didn't have an alignment after QA1 spring/shock install. Had I known this when I bought it, I would have had it fixed sooner.
Same here, I bought the car with the pro kit on it and didn't know better.... I guess you learn from your mistakes
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