New tire issue
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New tire issue
Found a nail in the dirvers rear tire and just had it replaced with a new one earlier today. Id say the tires have roughly 4-5k miles on them and now one of the rear tires is new and it pulls like the air pressure was low under throttle. Any ideas why the car now pulls to the left under acceleration with the new tire as it did not previously? Both tires say outside on the sidewalls which are mounted on the outside but the tread patterns do not appear to face the same.
They are Michelin Pilot Super sport 265 35 18 on the rear and 225 40 18 on front and the car was perfect before the replacement tire.
They are Michelin Pilot Super sport 265 35 18 on the rear and 225 40 18 on front and the car was perfect before the replacement tire.
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different tread depths on opposite sides of the car can cause a pull. The worn tire is effectively changing the size, and effectively making one tire spin faster than the other. how much tread is left on the 4-5k tire?
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Originally Posted by Kyushin' timestamp='1317854823' post='21043343
Shave it? Do places typically do that?
Plenty of tread, maybe just keeping it as a spare is the best idea. I just hate how it pulls
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New tire is most likely defective, should be replaced under warranty
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