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bestclimb · 05-15-2010, 02:03 PM

After plateauing at 45ish mpg for a while come spring the tire wear on the car went through the roof. A combination of driving the civic full time, the ice off the roads causing extreme wear on the front tires meant that the alignment issues needed resolved. The A arms were extremely worn. After being replaced I could tell immediately that my coasts were longer, less throttle to accelerate and hold speed. the first tank after the A arms replaced has born this out. I know it is only one tank so far but I expect the trend to continue due to it's correlation with fixing the alignment issues.

05-15-2010, 02:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
bestclimb Smeghead Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Central AK Posts: 933 escort - '99 ford escort sport 90 day: 42.38 mpg (US) scoobaru - '02 Subaru Forester s 90 day: 28.65 mpg (US) Thanks: 32 Thanked 146 Times in 97 Posts	finaly first 50+mpg tank and 500 mile tank After plateauing at 45ish mpg for a while come spring the tire wear on the car went through the roof. A combination of driving the civic full time, the ice off the roads causing extreme wear on the front tires meant that the alignment issues needed resolved. The A arms were extremely worn. After being replaced I could tell immediately that my coasts were longer, less throttle to accelerate and hold speed. the first tank after the A arms replaced has born this out. I know it is only one tank so far but I expect the trend to continue due to it's correlation with fixing the alignment issues. __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, that way when you mess up you can do so in new and interesting ways. One mile of road will take you one mile, one mile of runway can take you around the world.