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Old 02-01-2010 | 07:23 PM
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Old 02-01-2010 | 07:32 PM
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Old 02-01-2010 | 07:34 PM
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So?
Old 02-01-2010 | 07:37 PM
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You hit a curb? Air tumor
Old 02-01-2010 | 08:20 PM
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Looks like you have dick for tread left anyway, with some pretty bad inside toe/camber wear....wut's the problem?

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Old 02-01-2010 | 08:23 PM
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Please do not provide an explanation. One thing we like around here is guessing games.
Old 02-01-2010 | 08:53 PM
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he drifted over pothole.
Old 02-01-2010 | 09:44 PM
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I have no idea what happened. My friend was driving behind me and noticed the tumor on my tire.

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Old 02-01-2010 | 09:46 PM
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That's a weak spot in the rubber. My sister had one of those in a bicycle tire one time and it was a monster explosion when the thing let go. DO NOT DRIVE ON IT!!!!

If you don't have a gazillion miles on it, then check on warranty, if there was one. Judging by the looks of it, that's a manufacturing problem.

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Old 02-01-2010 | 09:58 PM
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another weird occurance with a falken tire.
Old 02-01-2010 | 11:24 PM
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coz its falken
Old 02-01-2010 | 11:42 PM
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Did you happen to hit a parking block in the middle of the night while driving through an empty parking lot so you could go check on a couple of co-workers that hadn't left the parking lot yet?
Old 02-01-2010 | 11:45 PM
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Was that you on the other side????

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Did you happen to hit a parking block in the middle of the night while driving through an empty parking lot so you could go check on a couple of co-workers that hadn't left the parking lot yet?
Old 02-02-2010 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Nexx
another weird occurance with a falken tire.
Is this common with Falkens? I have Falken 452's with my rear tire the same size as Skynetz but no problems with mine.
Old 02-02-2010 | 10:28 AM
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I have had that happen to my wife's Nitto's and the tire shop says it's from hitting a pothole. They will generally measure the tread depth and prorate the new tire based on tread life of the tire but because our cars have camber the inside always wears first and leaves no tread depth. Just what I was told not sure if it is a legit circumstance but sounds reasonable.
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Originally Posted by PikesPeakZ
I have had that happen to my wife's Nitto's and the tire shop says it's from hitting a pothole. They will generally measure the tread depth and prorate the new tire based on tread life of the tire but because our cars have camber the inside always wears first and leaves no tread depth. Just what I was told not sure if it is a legit circumstance but sounds reasonable.
All cars have camber. If it is aligned and adjusted properly for a street alignment it should wear evenly across the tread.
Old 02-02-2010 | 02:46 PM
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Same thing happened to my nitto's:

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...onths-old.html

Don't drive on low tire pressure. Lesson learned.



Old 02-02-2010 | 03:14 PM
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the same thing happened to my brothers falken tires
Old 02-02-2010 | 03:55 PM
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Tire boner
Old 02-02-2010 | 04:25 PM
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Classic impact damage. Belts have shifted due to blunt force trauma causing the sidewall to bulge.



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