Re: OFFTOPIC wierd tire wear

From: mrdancer (mrdancer@camalott.com)
Date: Sun Mar 14 1999 - 10:07:17 EST


#1) Make sure you're running the correct tire pressure.

#2) Make sure tire size and wheel size are compatible.

#3) Tell her to stop driving on railroad tracks.

If none of the above works, you probably have some weird tires :~)

-----Original Message-----
From: david zavetsky <zavetsky@usaor.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: DML: OFFTOPIC wierd tire wear

>I thought that overinflated tires just had wear in the center? These are
>actually concave in the center in addition to the wear......In other words,
>the center doesnt stick out, it is pushed in towards the center of the
>wheel.....
>
>At 11:46 PM 3/13/99 +0000, you wrote:
>>David
>>
>>That's usually a sign of over inflated tires
>>
>>Dave T.
>>99 Solar Yellow CC Sport 4X4
>>
>>david zavetsky wrote:
>>>
>>> My wife's 98 Chevy Malibu has some weird tire wear going on...The fronts
>>> are wearing in the centers only, and the center of the tire actually
dips
>>> toward the rim, making a concave surface of the tread of the tire...
>>>
>>> Anybody know what the heck this is? I have never seen a tire do this
>>> before....
>>
>>



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