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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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I have noticed that my front tires, with the drivers side being worse than the passengers side, are wavy.

It's like there are pockets in the middle and sides and stuff. You have to look with your head inside the wheel-well to be able to tell, and the whole tire isn't like this. Parts of the tire look normal, while other parts are wavy and almost pocketed looking.

Also, the ride in the cabin is prettttty harsh and bumpy; not sure if it's the tires, the lift, or both?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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Could be because of bad shocks
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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if your tires are not perfectley round you have seperated cords. Emediatley change because the tire can completley fail any time. The cords are what keep the tire from blowing at high speeds!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by joebob3093
Could be because of bad shocks
I have a feeling that the shocks might be bad, but I dont think they are terrible yet..

Originally Posted by pukie370
if your tires are not perfectley round you have seperated cords. Emediatley change because the tire can completley fail any time. The cords are what keep the tire from blowing at high speeds!
So is this for sure, that the cords are screwed? I was pretty sure the cords were screwed, but the prior owner has been driving on them like this for quite some time now...


Do you think that Cooper will replace them?


Could over pressurizing the tires caused this?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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take them to a tire shop and see what they think.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Ok fair enough I suppose. I'm gonna be pissed if they are ruined; I really dont want to drop precious mod-money into more tires when the tread on these is still great.
 
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