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Old 04-10-2011, 01:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by puddleglum View Post
Thanks for the responses........ I was also wondering if there would be any safety concerns from running the tires in reverse.
First, even though the camber doesn't have a factory built in adjustment, that doesn't mean it shouldn't be adjusted when it is out of spec. There are ways of getting adjustbility - slotting holes, eccentric bolts, etc.

Further, I think your tires are too far gone to think that they will eventually wear evenly and have reduced noise. The best you can hope for is that the noise won't get worse and you'll be able to get some more distnace out of them before you have to replace them.

- and, No! - Kia is not going to help you with warranty on these. If they are the original tires, they don't carry a mileage warranty of any kind. If these are not the original tires, then Kia is completely out of the picture.

But it might be helpful to consider this:

Barry's Tire Tech

I wrote this up to help with tire wear problems. Find the alignment specs on your car and see if any of the situations match up with yours.
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