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'05 Solara Convertible: Tires Shot at 25K

My fiance's '05 Solara needs new rubber already at 25K! OEM tires are Bridgestone Turanza's. 3 of the 4 show "cupping" of the tread toward the inward side of the tires.

Questions: This is due to an obvious alignment issue, correct?

I'd read on another group somewhere that the Solara was a difficult vehicle to align correctly. Anyone else hear of this?

As an alternative to the Bridgestone Turanza, what would be your recommendations for a replacement tire? Any opinions on the Yokohama Avid H4S? I need a good all season (translate: snow, northern Wisconsin) tire.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Mark

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Mark E. Bye
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Cupping is usualy alignment

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m Ransley

=========================================== Probably not. Cupping is caused by struts that allow too much "bouncing" in the tire motion where the wear occurs in "spots" rather than evenly. Incorrect alignment would result in uneven tire wear but along one edge, or feathering, etc.

=============== Haven't heard anything about Solara specifically, but they're built on the Camry platform which generally has very stable alignment.

Yokohama makes good tires. Try replacing the tires and also checking the struts.

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Daniel

IMO Bridgestone is not a good tyre. Neither is General. Toyo is better, but I'd use Michelin Energy Plus series.

The Michelin diagnosis site shows you may have suspension related problems (weak struts) or out-of-balance tires. Get it fixed before your warranty expires (suspension components). I don't know what cheap struts they are using these days for 25K miles. Tires are 1/12 warranty, already expired. Get Michelins, 80K mile prorated thread wear warranty on many.

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WORN PARTS Your tires may give you clear signs of wear problems in time to have them corrected before they cause permanent damage to the tires. You can prevent wear problems that shorten tire life by thousands of miles by learning to "read" the early warning signs and taking appropriate corrective action.

Cups or dips in the tread: Cupping (also called dipping or scalloping) is most common on front tires, although rear tires can cup as well. It may be a sign that wheels are out of balance or that suspension or steering system parts need service or replacement.

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