Tire cupping, warranty issue?
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Tire cupping, warranty issue?
Are all all-wheel drive cars prone to cup tires?
I have a 99 2.8 that lives on the highway. 27,000 miles ago I put on a new pair of Continental TourContacts. I have been religious about rotating, alignments, balancing and proper inflation.
I do not corner hard, as the tires will prove by their outside wear, but the insides are cupping terribly.
Belle Tire said that all all-wheel drive cars, i.e. audi's, subaru's are just prone to it and there is nothing I can do except remove tire from rim every 5000 miles and switch direction. (cross rotate, I imagine would work as well)
The Continental REP said "our tires don't cup". So, I have been extremely vigalent with tire care and have to purchase a new set.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Larrs
I have a 99 2.8 that lives on the highway. 27,000 miles ago I put on a new pair of Continental TourContacts. I have been religious about rotating, alignments, balancing and proper inflation.
I do not corner hard, as the tires will prove by their outside wear, but the insides are cupping terribly.
Belle Tire said that all all-wheel drive cars, i.e. audi's, subaru's are just prone to it and there is nothing I can do except remove tire from rim every 5000 miles and switch direction. (cross rotate, I imagine would work as well)
The Continental REP said "our tires don't cup". So, I have been extremely vigalent with tire care and have to purchase a new set.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Larrs
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The insides wore more quickly on both my Audis...
most recently on my Goodyear F1s...they've done this essentially from brand new...on both cars. The S6 is getting an alignment though once the new wheels come.
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It's the cupping fairies
they come at random, and they suck. Nothing you can do but replace the tires.
But make sure that you don't have directional tires mounted in the wrong direction. I did that once on my Beemer, blamed the fairies, and paid for it in bad karma for a year.
But make sure that you don't have directional tires mounted in the wrong direction. I did that once on my Beemer, blamed the fairies, and paid for it in bad karma for a year.
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I have 78,000 miles overall.
I had the dealer check the suspension out and they checked out to be fine.
Should I talk to somebody higher up at Continental?
I am not asking for a handout or for anything free. I was told and had expected that these tires with proper care would last about 60-70000 miles.
Should I talk to somebody higher up at Continental?
I am not asking for a handout or for anything free. I was told and had expected that these tires with proper care would last about 60-70000 miles.
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