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Old 06-01-2008, 03:48 PM
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How bad is this exactly for the car? My front left tire recently developed a leak but my other three tires are perfectly fine with over 60% tread life. I'm considering just replacing the front left tire with a brand new tire (same tire of course).
Old 06-01-2008, 05:41 PM
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i dont think its really that bad for the car. it will just affect the way the car feels. if it were me, and i liked the tires i was using, i would buy a pair for the front and use the other good front as a back up.
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If you are within 4/32" to 5/32" of tread depth I would say you could go with one tire. If I can help let me know.
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Thanks guys. I couldn't afford to be without a car for very long so I just took it to Discount Tires to mount on a new front set of tires.
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What about the rear of the car? i know if it's like a 10psi difference between the 2 rear tires it'll pull on acceleration, (just found a nail in tire). i have no more than 800 miles on the rear tires but have run fairly aggressive with them. If i buy just one tire will it have adverse affects? Will the tires even up over time if they are close in tread depth? Thanks.
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