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question on tires and ride once again(long)



Cupping, scalloping. What are you taking about?
Sounds like a dinner setting.
What do the terms mean?


Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
"For good health : EAT RICE!"
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
>To: "scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: question on tires and ride once again(long)
>Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:33:13 -0500
>
>My 84 has always cupped the inside edge of the rear tires although I've 
>never had a problem with the
>fronts.
>I've had the alignment checked multiple times and it's always been good.
>Don't know why it does it.
>The only effective cure is to rotate the tires often. I do it every time I 
>change the oil. 3000
>miles.
>On question of mileage, even with tires with a 140 wear rating I still get 
>30,000 miles and I drive
>as hard as the law allows.
>Dan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Klun" <jklun@earthlink.net>
>To: "scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:37 AM
>Subject: Re: question on tires and ride once again(long)
>
>
> > Hey all-
> >
> > You know, we have an '84 MKII with a Jetta 1.8l engine and we have the
> > same problem.  Our tires are 14" and the inside is beginning to
> > scallop.  The noise can be quite loud at high speeds.  Our tires are
> > Coopers (forget the model).  We had shocks installed all the way around
> > and the ride is sort of stiff.  We haven't had an alignment done yet but
> > we are going to schedule one as soon as we pay off the tires.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > David Utley wrote:
> >
> > >What air pressure have you been running?
> > >
> > >  David Utley
> > >
> > >PS, also, was there one part of the tire that was more worn than the 
>other,
> > >ie, the center, the outside edge, the inside edge...?
> > >
> > >Quoting Stefan P <swap17s@hotmail.com>:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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