OEM Firestones howling, uneven wear.
06-03-2007, 09:15 PM
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OEM Firestones howling, uneven wear.
Got 50k on my tires and the fronts are worn out on the outside shoulder and are howling like mad. Sure I rotated my tires but obviously not enough!!!!
But in my ignorance I took the car to the dealer for an alignment and was told that this car doesn't need one...ha!!!
The reason it was in there was the front tires were wearing badly. Now before long the Kilometers had really done some damage and the howling began.
I will have to replace two tires now and stick to a 5K rotation cycle.
Has anyone had any experiences they would like to share about their tires?
But in my ignorance I took the car to the dealer for an alignment and was told that this car doesn't need one...ha!!!
The reason it was in there was the front tires were wearing badly. Now before long the Kilometers had really done some damage and the howling began.
I will have to replace two tires now and stick to a 5K rotation cycle.
Has anyone had any experiences they would like to share about their tires?
06-03-2007, 09:26 PM
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Firestone Affinity tires are known to be problematic and very sensitive to tire pressure.
If they are overinflated, the centres will wear quickly. If they are underinflated, the outside edges wear out quickly.
I rotated my tires for the first time at around 14,000 kms and they are wearing evenly. No issues with them so far.
EDIT: Never mind...looks like you have the Firehawk tires. No experience with those.
If they are overinflated, the centres will wear quickly. If they are underinflated, the outside edges wear out quickly.
I rotated my tires for the first time at around 14,000 kms and they are wearing evenly. No issues with them so far.
EDIT: Never mind...looks like you have the Firehawk tires. No experience with those.
06-03-2007, 09:56 PM
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Firestines are not my favorite tires. In fact I wouldn't have them on any car or truck I have. Nowadays manufactures put on low bid and whatever they can get in bulk. I work at a tire store and have seen numerous bad tires on Dodges esp trucks (Goodyears)
06-03-2007, 10:17 PM
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its always good to get your alignment checked twice a year also, just because the steering wheel it straight and it dont pull dosent meant the alignment is good. i should know i work at sears and see this all the time, we tell people this but they think nothing of it, if ya go to ANY sears auto center(where i work) they will check your alignment for free and let you know if it is out of alignment. auto companies dont align 85% of the cars in the factory. just a lil heads up to keep your tires wearing evenly :)
06-03-2007, 10:56 PM
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06-03-2007, 11:03 PM
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06-04-2007, 05:27 AM
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Got 50k on my tires and the fronts are worn out on the outside shoulder and are howling like mad. Sure I rotated my tires but obviously not enough!!!!
But in my ignorance I took the car to the dealer for an alignment and was told that this car doesn't need one...ha!!!
The reason it was in there was the front tires were wearing badly. Now before long the Kilometers had really done some damage and the howling began.
I will have to replace two tires now and stick to a 5K rotation cycle.
Has anyone had any experiences they would like to share about their tires?
But in my ignorance I took the car to the dealer for an alignment and was told that this car doesn't need one...ha!!!
The reason it was in there was the front tires were wearing badly. Now before long the Kilometers had really done some damage and the howling began.
I will have to replace two tires now and stick to a 5K rotation cycle.
Has anyone had any experiences they would like to share about their tires?
Irg
I have had my HHr for 15 Months and I have rotated my tires every 7000 miles and I now have 45,404 miles on it and I will have to get new tires by Winter, I will never put Firestone on my vehicle. These suck and 96 % of my miles are all High way miles.
Rudy