Mechanic says tires are "cupping." Sorry if this is a stupid question. Never had a car with so many miles on it before.
2007-05-23 06:44:34 · 5 answers · asked by Emchazz 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
According to Motorist Assurance Program guidelines strut performance is degraded enough that they should be replaced after just 50,000 miles. Yours have 3 times that many miles.
http://www.motorist.org/news/consnews/MapinImportAuto.pdf
Additionally with yours we have a serious symptom. The type of wear pattern reported by your mechanic is frequently indicitive of worn out struts. Struts that are worn badly enough to cause that sort of wear will also reduce the handling capabilities of your vehicle and increase the distance it takes to stop, so its more than just a tire wear issue. Its a safety issue.
If you opt not to replace the struts I would recommend an inexpenisve replacement tire, because you will have to replace them frequently.
2007-05-23 08:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got your moneys worth out of them, change your shocks and struts, if they are bad enough to cause tire cupping they are dangerous too.
2007-05-23 13:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad shocks or low tire pressure will cause "cupping" and at that mileage, I would agree that they are probably due for it.
http://www.alldata.com/techtips/2002/20020826a.html
http://www.cartalk.com/content/columns/Archive/2002/September/10.html
2007-05-23 13:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fix it or sell it...i sold a 92 toyota rather than put 800 into struts....
2007-05-23 14:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, definitely. you will know how bad they were after you get them replaced. you will probably feel a big difference in ride and handling.
2007-05-23 13:55:24 · answer #5 · answered by chevymatt396 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋