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So I found a screw in my tire about 2 inches from the inside sidewall
of the left rear tire. It seemed a bit strange but I didn't
particularly think anything was wrong until I noticed that the tire
was a bit flat. So I inflated it, but the next morning it was down
again to about 13 PSI - where I then noticed the screw. The tires are
a full set of Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS in stock size - P205/55R16.
I figure that I was driving on this for a week or more. I took it to
two different places to see if it could be repaired - at least until I
was prepared to get another set of tires. Both places refused to do
it because of the inside shoulder wear. I figure it was because it
was riding flat for a while coupled with the negative camber. One of
the tire places tried to sell me on new tires, stating that there was
inside wear on all the tires. The other place simply recommended 4
new tires for any Subaru (which I do understand). I did look at the
inside shoulders, and on a second look the tread is actually in pretty
good condition with maybe a little bit of tread cracking. There might
have been a slightly higher wear on the insides. Definitely better
condition than when I had (asymmetric with the outside edge specified)
Pirelli PZero Nero M+S - those had extreme wear on the inside
shoulders. They Bridgestones have plenty of tread (maybe 5/32"-6/32"
all around) left - fine if I'm not driving on snow. If I could, I'd
just buy another tire and have it shaved.
So far I've been riding on the compact spare. I'm hearing this
"whooshing" sound coming from the rear. My first thought is that it's
the LSD. I'm hoping that I'm not destroying the LSD or the center
diff. I've been mostly taking it on local routes to avoid freeway
driving.
I wouldn't go nuts if I needed a new set. It's almost been 3 years
and over 26K miles - so I've gotten a good run out of these tires.
I've gotten some recommendations that tires should be changed well
before reaching the wear bars for better ride and wet weather
performance.
of the left rear tire. It seemed a bit strange but I didn't
particularly think anything was wrong until I noticed that the tire
was a bit flat. So I inflated it, but the next morning it was down
again to about 13 PSI - where I then noticed the screw. The tires are
a full set of Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS in stock size - P205/55R16.
I figure that I was driving on this for a week or more. I took it to
two different places to see if it could be repaired - at least until I
was prepared to get another set of tires. Both places refused to do
it because of the inside shoulder wear. I figure it was because it
was riding flat for a while coupled with the negative camber. One of
the tire places tried to sell me on new tires, stating that there was
inside wear on all the tires. The other place simply recommended 4
new tires for any Subaru (which I do understand). I did look at the
inside shoulders, and on a second look the tread is actually in pretty
good condition with maybe a little bit of tread cracking. There might
have been a slightly higher wear on the insides. Definitely better
condition than when I had (asymmetric with the outside edge specified)
Pirelli PZero Nero M+S - those had extreme wear on the inside
shoulders. They Bridgestones have plenty of tread (maybe 5/32"-6/32"
all around) left - fine if I'm not driving on snow. If I could, I'd
just buy another tire and have it shaved.
So far I've been riding on the compact spare. I'm hearing this
"whooshing" sound coming from the rear. My first thought is that it's
the LSD. I'm hoping that I'm not destroying the LSD or the center
diff. I've been mostly taking it on local routes to avoid freeway
driving.
I wouldn't go nuts if I needed a new set. It's almost been 3 years
and over 26K miles - so I've gotten a good run out of these tires.
I've gotten some recommendations that tires should be changed well
before reaching the wear bars for better ride and wet weather
performance.