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Old 04-10-2011, 10:00 AM   #4 (permalink)
puddleglum
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Thanks for the responses. Noise is already a major problem and one of the reasons I'm trying this. I don't think it can get much worse. The tires have been rotated every 10,000Km (6000mi) as recommended by the manufacturer and the tire shop. I have suspected alignment for a long time, but had it checked around 24000km and was told it was all good. The inside edges wear faster than the outside as well (sounds like alignment again, right) so the tire shop swapped the tires in the rims so the tires would switch sides. This helped the inside edge wear but not the funny tread block wear. camber is not adjustable on this car. Uneven tire wear has been a somewhat common problem for this model, from what I see on the Kia forum. I would try for warranty , but if the alignment tests correct, Kia will just say lack of rotation too. Should I be having the alignment rechecked loaded. I was also wondering if there would be any safety concerns from running the tires in reverse.
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