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Old 05-16-2006, 03:24 PM
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Default Tire Puncture

Hi all -

Just noticed pretty big chunk of rubber missing from my sidewall. I am thinking about replacing the tire.

Because of the quarto system is it bad for the car is one tire is ever so slightly bigger then the other three?...thanks
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Not going to matter, assuming your existing wear is minimal (i.e. not worn out).
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how many miles are on the other tires?
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Default Looks like 25k miles

According to the paper work I have. There are 25k miles on them but they look like they still have a lot of tread...
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I'd ask about getting the new tire shaved to the same depth then
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Is tire shaving a big deal? Do most tire shops offer that?
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Default more track or performance oriented places will do it, NTW did before Sears bought them (may still)

with 25k on the other tires the new one will spin at a different rate which will directly effect the differentials, although minutely different you're talking about hundreds of rotations per mile which over time can play hell with the AWD

tire rack even does it, but I doubt they will for 1 tire since they don't know the depth of the others
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