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tobybul · #6 11-03-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Benz

If it's a bad tire (usually just one), the tread wear tells the story.

The bad one has premature wear, and if it's tread separation, its wear pattern is in even patches (called scalloping in the tire world).

Moving the offending tire if on the front to the rear reduces the vibration somewhat, but its far worse if moving the bad tire from the rear to the front.

Because of my experience, visual signs on the tire does not always happen. I had a set of Discount Tire brand tires on my Caravan that cause my steering wheel to wobble at lower speeds. No physical signs of bad wear or anything. For almost 2 years, Discount Tire kept telling me the tires were fine. Taking their word for it, I ended up replacing the front axles to no avail. I also change the sway bar bushings. After my persistence, they swapped the tires with BFGoodrich and just like that the problem went away.

They also refunded me the costs of the parts I needlessly bought.