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I realize that 400 horsepower underfoot can cause premature wear of the rear tires, but here's an odd scenario.
I'm somewhere around 9,000 miles or so now, and about two weeks ago during an oil change I had my tires rotated for the first time--fronts to back and vice versa.
Today at lunch, I had a co-worker with me who'd always wanted a ride in my car. Dork that I am, I did a tire-squealing launch at one point (just to make her grin) and then performed a lurid, tail-out slide around a corner. Once I got back to work, I got to wondering what I might've done to my rear tires.
So I went out to the parking lot to check, and aside from the fresh black rubber I'd exposed in some spots, I noticed the inner rib on the passenger-side rear tire was fairly smooth. The rest of the tire looked pretty good, with reasonable tread depth. Obviously, this wasn't something I'd just done. It must've gotten that way over time.
Bearing in mind that these tires were just rotated two weeks ago, would you think this weird wear pattern happened when this tire was still up front, or only since its move to the back?
I'm somewhere around 9,000 miles or so now, and about two weeks ago during an oil change I had my tires rotated for the first time--fronts to back and vice versa.
Today at lunch, I had a co-worker with me who'd always wanted a ride in my car. Dork that I am, I did a tire-squealing launch at one point (just to make her grin) and then performed a lurid, tail-out slide around a corner. Once I got back to work, I got to wondering what I might've done to my rear tires.
So I went out to the parking lot to check, and aside from the fresh black rubber I'd exposed in some spots, I noticed the inner rib on the passenger-side rear tire was fairly smooth. The rest of the tire looked pretty good, with reasonable tread depth. Obviously, this wasn't something I'd just done. It must've gotten that way over time.
Bearing in mind that these tires were just rotated two weeks ago, would you think this weird wear pattern happened when this tire was still up front, or only since its move to the back?