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Old May 2, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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my tires are bald

well it seems my front tires are a bit bald around the edges. ive got 19200 miles on. but i still have plenty of tread.you can almost see the wires (kinda like a defect) .its not like i road course it. now the back tires i can understand those . i lite them up often. is there any thing i can do dealer wise,. thanks guys.
 
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Old May 2, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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Eagle F1's are only good for about 20k miles, so that would make you due for some new ones (i recommend Nitto 555's). Sounds like you need an alignment, too. What do you expect the dealership to do about it? Good luck with whatever you decide to do..
 
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Old May 3, 2004 | 01:59 AM
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Mine also wore at the edges in the front. Tire pressures were always to spec (32 psi) and the alignment was dead-on. I got 40K miles out of my set and that was with plenty of abuse (the kind where you actually turn the steering wheel). Keep 'em rotated often.

Not much a dealer is going to do for that one.

Randy
 
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Old May 3, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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If you want longer wear go with the nittos. If you want good traction/handling and a better look go with the F1s again. I had the Nittos and I wasn't happy with the handling or the looks of them but I was happy on how long they lasted.
 
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Old May 3, 2004 | 12:23 PM
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VENOM50:

I just got a new set of F-1's for $777.00
(here locally) including tax, balanced, and free lifetime rotation....plus a marine on leave bought my 4 old F-1's for $150.00.
He wanted the tires for his drag truck.
It pays to shop the prices on these tires.
Next time I want to go with a higher treadware rated tire.
 
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Old May 5, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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I too just got a good deal on brand new F1's here in town.

Out the door for $789. That comes to just a little over $197 a tire and includes mount, balance, taxes and lifetime rotation/balance.

I should have tried to get them to match Georgia_Moon's price! :-)

Chris
 
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Old May 5, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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Track123:
I got you beat by $12 bucks !
You got a very fair deal too Chris.

 
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