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Old 06-06-2005, 08:43 AM
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Default Would you put these tires on your car?.............

these are my old S03s. I've been driving around on my winter wheels and tires and one of them is bent so I picked up a set of stockers from ko pork for the summer and would like to just use the rest of these S03s. They got some wear on the inside when I didnt get alignment after lowering the car.

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maybe, but only if you can flip them so the wear is on the outside
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Default agreed, but I'd definitely run them if you reverse mount...

...so in your image, Tire on the Left would be a Right Front install and Tire on the Right would be a Left Front install.
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The other two have more tire left I was going to put those on the front and these on the rear.
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Default great. Just put the worn edges on the outside and you'll be fine...

...also, get an alignment and see how much Toe you're running. A lot of Toe will cuase that wear as much as the negative camber will.
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Default Ok cool.............

I got an alignment when I put the winters on a while ago fall of 2003 I think. The winters look like they are fine and wearing out pretty evenly. Thanks guys.
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2nd
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Re: 2nd... be cautious in the rain though
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Default What have they been rubbing on?

There is a ledge on the shoulder of that tire. You don't get that kind of wear from a bad toe setting or extreme camber. Those tires look like they have been rubbing something. Flipping them to the opposite side won't fix the rubbing, and odds are you'll just chew up the other side of the tires too.
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Default no rubbing - that's standard for our cars

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