buying new front tires after 13K miles on my '07 .. woohooo

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Oct 19, 2009 | 05:16 PM

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Spike100

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From: Edina, Minnesota

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Originally Posted by Adrians07Z

how aggressive would of a turn would it have to be ..

I DD the car so it would be nice to maybe last another few thousand miles so I can round some spare cash up first

(I got $$ in the bank but don't want to blow it if I don't have to if you know what I mean .. work is somewhat slow lately and being payed on commission doesn't help)

there not completely worn down .. but its getting pretty low in some spots of the feathering ..

here is a pic I took a few thousand miles ago .. I did notice slight feathering at 6,000 miles .. I just didn't take any notice b/c never had this problem before .. wasn't until around 10K the noise started

Well, you initially said:

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…the inside of each front tire is worn almost all the way down to no tread left .. rest of tire has plenty of tread …

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Oct 19, 2009 | 05:19 PM

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they look worn down to me .. haha ..

do they look ok to you? .. all I see is a feathered tire

the depth varies from full to almost none left where the feathered part is

Oct 19, 2009 | 06:30 PM

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First you said your fronts are worn out:

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…the alignment is off on my front so with 13K miles the fronts are chewed up on the inside (feathered) and need replacing along with an alignment…

... fronts have plenty of tread everywhere except the inside where it is worn ALL the way down…

But then you say the fronts “not completely worn down” (and post a pic of the front tire):

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…there not completely worn down .. but its getting pretty low in some spots of the feathering ..

So which is it? Is the tire worn out as you initially stated, or is it not completely worn out as you state above?

(Pictures of worn tread don’t match a physical inspection.)

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Oct 20, 2009 | 06:03 AM

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there worn all the way down in some spots .. and some tread left in others .. kinda goes up / down all along the inside edge

I guess the correct, and less confusing, questions I should ask are -

How low can I let the inside tread get before the tires need replacing?

and if I swap them side to side, how much longer could I expect them to last before changing to new ones?