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Old 06-15-2012, 03:29 PM   #1
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As it is the rear tires, I'm thinking cupping resulting from under inflation might be more likely than alignment.
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Old 06-16-2012, 10:38 PM   #2
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I have had bumps on the tread portion and sidewall of tires before and it is basically some sort of internal structural failure of the tire.

Get rid of those tires ASAP they have failed and could be dangerous to drive on.
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Old 06-21-2012, 06:58 AM   #3
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As it is the rear tires, I'm thinking cupping resulting from under inflation might be more likely than alignment.
Replaced the rears at Grand Prix Performance yesterday. They called it cupping and I had been inflating them to 32 lbs. Tomorrow, they are doing an alignment, the tech said it was close, but better to dial it in.

Several sources recommend replacing OEM shocks at 50K, I have 54K on the '98 base model. It's all been generic driving, no AX, no spirited driving. When I push down on the body -at the corners- the rebound is stiff, and the car never rolls on curves. I assume the shocks are fine....
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