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Old 04-21-2005, 04:53 PM
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Hey guys, just to show you guys what it looks like when you have 39778 miles, and still driving in stock tires. My driving habits were commuting 70 miles 5 days a week. Never raced, just regular driving. Did not take it to dealer for tire feathering. Lease ends in sept 05.

passenger side front


driver side front

passenger rear

passenger rear 2
Old 04-21-2005, 04:54 PM
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Dude, what in the hell, thats is Tire feathering like a ****!

And its dangerous for you and other people out there, why did you risk your life like that?

And what in the hell are all those scrapes back there,

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Old 04-21-2005, 04:58 PM
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HOLY xxxx!!!! how can you live with the noice those tires make?!?!
Old 04-21-2005, 05:02 PM
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Ummmm defintely got every penny's worth for that rubber. If the tires had money they would give you some to buy new ones.
Old 04-21-2005, 05:04 PM
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Hah thats awesome, normally i don't bicth about feathering but send those pics to Nissan!! I guess they will tell you 40k miles is plenty for a set of tires.
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dude, get some new tires!
Old 04-21-2005, 05:26 PM
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Damn guy, i'm glad you didn't race anyone. One bad move and KaaaBoooooM !!!!!!!!! (that's your tires exploding). You're lucky they don't have animal control for cars I would have to report you for abuse.
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Its way past due for new tires! Your risking a blowout and thats not a pretty picture.
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wearing just on the inside portion of the tires can be linked not only to feathering. looks like normal wear with a setting of negative camber. my guess its roughly -1 to -1.3....
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Thats what my feathering looked like but i didn't let it get that extreme. Thats dangerous.
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Just rotate the fronts and you could get another 25k easy.
Old 04-21-2005, 05:56 PM
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We'll just say you experimented on a closed course for my350z.com purposes. All I can say is WOW!
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hey guys, i know is dangerous.......
when nissan had the tsb for tire feathering in the front, it was 35k miles or under.......at which that time i passed that fix!
as for new tires, my car will end the lease in sept, and tonight, i will be leaving out of town for couple of months, which i didnt need tires......yet...
I am lucky that those front didnt blow!
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Save those tires and send them to the dudes witht he law suit. Maybe they'll reimburse you for giving them evidence :P :P
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Jeez! down to the belts.

What's funny is that there's no sign of feathering b/c there are no tread blocks left!
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wow man!! mine looked like that after 8k hope these BFG's last a lil longer...
Old 04-21-2005, 09:22 PM
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a lease says you have to return the car with normal maintenance, and those tires do not qualify. you will need to replace them anyhow.
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I say they look pretty good for 40k miles on tires rated at 140 tread
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You guys should see my tires. I will take a pic tomorrow and post it.

My back rears looked like your fronts except they wore down to the steel belt.

A guy had to wave to me and pull me over because he was seeing sparks comming out from the steel belts on the back tires.
Old 04-21-2005, 11:03 PM
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I think any tire with 40k miles and any negative camber is going to look like that. It's not a case of feathering or premature tire wear. It's normal tire wear.


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