re: Spent $800 on BF Goodrich tires. Less than 20,000 miles on them.....

I just went through the thread again. He's said nothing about his suspension. He's only said that the tires had "lumps" (which could be cupping as they certainly feel like lumps) and that the tires only have 21k miles on them. He's said nothing about proper balancing (which can cause cupping). He did say that they've been rotated three times.

They also offered a steep discount on new tires which is an olive branch to try to appease him.

Oh, and road hazard insurance? It's just what it implies. It's for hazards encountered on the road like sidewall damage and punctures that are in an area of the tire that can't be patched. Then it's a prorated replacement. It has absolutely nothing to do with a condition like this.

You're right. It is possible that it's from a bad batch of tires but the information given by the OP is so incomplete.

Almost 20 years in the biz and I have never walked up to tire and said damn see how that is worn, that is a bad shock.

Front wheel drive cars wear out the back tires. Rotating tires now a days is needed but most places dont even do it right.

When you got that alignment I would bet a large sum of money that it was not done right. 90% of fwd cars dont have the range of adjustments built into the car to align it correctly in the rear. 90% of fwd only have a toe adjustment on the front. To adjust camber the strut has to be loosed and moved and only so much adjustment is there.

Also most alignment guys have no clue as to what they are doing. The guy that trained me could look at the old tires in a pile and tell you which corner it come off of. Then set the alignment to drive straight and maximize the tire life. The machine could have every setting in the red but the tires would last just like they were supposed to.


Oh btw if it does not say all terrain behind bfg, you dont want it.

You have to stand in the shop door and watch them. Lazy arse tires guys.

One Saturday I did a bunch of vehicle maintenance errands for a road trip I was taking the next week. Went and bought new tires, went to an alignment shop, then went to go get oil and other fluids changed. The guy at the oil change told me I definitely needed an alignment because he could tell my tires were definitely cupping. I asked him if he was sure and he said yeah let me show you. I wish I had a picture of my face because I gave him the mother of all dumb looks. I told him the tires had at most 8 miles on them and that I had just driven from the alignment shop. frickin amateurs.

Because good alignment shops don't dick with oil changes.

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How would anyone know if they were rotated?

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You don't keep your maintenance records?

And yes independent.

Total miles on car: 61k. It's mostly a over 50mph issue. Hot or cold doesn't appear to have much effect either way. It's also the back 2 tires having the most issue.

They said alignment appeared fine, but I never saw them put it up on the rack either. Inflation should be ok. It has tire pressure monitoring system as well.