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Tire wear

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by jay mcmullan184, Nov 30, 2013.

  1. jay mcmullan184

    jay mcmullan184 Junior Member

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    I have a 2007 Touring Opt 4 and I'm getting ready to buy my 6th set of tires at 158k, the tires I have now are the Michelin Energy tires, not getting more than 35k per set of tires!! Tried over inflating 40/42 works for the back but the front lots of wear. Alignment is fine and most of my driving is on backroads with a little interstate.
    I'm thinking about just getting the cheaper tires since I'm not getting anywhere close to tire warranty and when I bring the tires in they keep saying no warranty due to tires being under inflated. I am always checking it - I'm wondering if the tire pressure sensor is bad - thinking about getting it replace and adjusted to 40/42
    Maybe shocks in front? Don't notice any pull or anything indicating it.... any suggestions would be appreciated - sad I save $$ on gas but the car chews up tires and Virginia is starting to charge a fee to electric hybrid cars $84 a year or $64...
     
    #1 jay mcmullan184, Nov 30, 2013
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    Yes keep them inflated to 42/20 and they will wear more evenly. Just wondering, why are they always under inflated? How often do you check/inflate them?

    Cheap tires are likely to cost you more in total, as your gas mileage could fall by up to about 8 MPG. Some people save $100 on the tires and then pay $500 more in gas over the life of those tires. So be careful not to fall for that trap.
     
    #2 uart, Dec 2, 2013
  3. jay mcmullan184

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    Been using quality tires to no avail, getting tired of replacing tires every 18-20 months it's getting expensive. I've never owned a car that chews up tires like this one
     
    #3 jay mcmullan184, Dec 2, 2013
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    One of the main reasons that I always buy Michelin tires are because they are the only tires that I have always been able to get the warranted mileage or better. I now have the Michelin Primacy MXV4 on mine and should easily be able to get the warranted mileage on these as well.

    I keep my tires inflated to 40/38 and rotate every 5 to 10k miles.

    At what pressure do you typically maintain your tires? If you are getting wear on the outer two treads that is definitely a sign of underinflation.
     
    #4 jdcollins5, Dec 2, 2013
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    i think 35 to 40k is average for lrr tyres. you can go to longer life tyres at a major hit to mpg's. you do more miles per year than the avaerage. tyres are one of the casualties.
     
    #5 bisco, Dec 2, 2013
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