Uh oh JRIMG:just rolled into my garage

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 07/06/2019 at 13:17 • Filed to: None

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So last week one of my back tires started to loose air. Yesterday I found out why.

That’s more than a bit of camber wear. I’m 100% sure this is due to that time I smacked a curb while “drifting” back in April. I knew the alignment was off, I didn’t think it was “ruin your tires in 2000 miles” off.

This also explains why my car has been so much fun in the rain lately lol. On the upside I think I’ll use this as an excuse to buy some new wheels.

Found these on FB with tires that’ll last the summer at least, for 400 bucks. Then I’ll need new winters in the fall but we’ll let future HFV worth about that.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 13:31

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Damn, those are worn to hell! Glad you’re OK, as that is definitely not safe (I imagine it was more than a little twitchy in bad weather...). Surprised you didn’t notice before now if they were that bad!

+1 for new rims! I’ve been thinking of finding new ones for my Accent....the ‘98 Ford Escort rims that are on there at the moment are very ‘90s, but they don’t actually look bad if I smartened them up a bit...

Aremmes > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 13:37

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File this to “obligatory tire post.”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/06/2019 at 13:38

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Yeah it’s been raining a lot in the last couple weeks, and the car has been really easy to throw sideways, which is unusual for an AWD car with like 200hp. that may have also been the cause of the  premature wear.

DipodomysDeserti > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 13:48

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If that’s on a BMW it’s  par for the course as far as tire wear is concerned. They love to eat through the inside of tires

Future Heap Owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 13:50

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That’s a little scary! Glad you noticed it before it got even worse.

dogisbadob > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 13:55

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Firestone

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Future Heap Owner 07/06/2019 at 14:10

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the scariest thing is my sister in law was boring this car a week ago. I’m just glad a tire don’t blow while she was driving 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DipodomysDeserti 07/06/2019 at 14:11

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Well it didn’t do that last year

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > dogisbadob 07/06/2019 at 14:16

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What about em? 

dumpsterfire! > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 14:17

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those remaining tread blocks look like snow tires. summertime eats those in a hurry.

dogisbadob > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 14:20

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Firestone tires are known to look like that, especially on Explorers :p

DipodomysDeserti > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 14:34

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This was on a BMW? Were both rear tires the same? My wife’s old 335d used to do it and her current X1 has done it to every set of tires it’s worn over the last five or six years. The factory Pirelli runflats were the worst.

I had it aligned at an indy BMW shop after burning through the first set and the owner (owns a 1M) told me if aligned to spec they’ll burn through the inn er part of the rear tires. He said the increased camber helps with high speed stability, but I could   reduce the camber and not have anymore wear issues.

How long have you owned the car? My wife’s X1 takes a couple years before the wear starts to show.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 14:43

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Can easily be remedied by replacing the  E90 with an E91

BeaterGT > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2019 at 16:03

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Same thing happened to me when I was a younger lad.  It’s crazy how fast a bad alignment will wear down a tire.  I’m sure all those cars out on the road are just fine though ;)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/06/2019 at 19:09

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Yes I just need like 15k