Would you replace these tires?

[pete6032]

Tread depth 6/32 but uneven wear appearing on edge of tire. Subaru Impreza. Does it need alignment? Not pulling to any specific direction

 

[herm0016]

how often do you rotate them?

 

[pete6032]

how often do you rotate them?

I bought the car with 37,000 miles. Rotating every 6,000 miles. No idea what previous owner did.

 

[herm0016]

toe or caster i would say. but alignment would not be a bad idea. looks like its feathered. I would run them though, no need to replace i think, depending on winter conditions in your area.

 

[DooKey]

I'd run them until your next tire rotation and then consider replacement.

 

[NutBucket]

They're fine.

EDIT: But definitely get an alignment. $5 says toe is out of spec.

 

[mindless1]

Which edge, inner or outer? If outer, I'd suspect they were just left on the front wheels too long, put them on the rear and get what left you can out of the tread before replacement.

Pulling is just toe, if it still handles okay (and not aged out with poor traction), then I'd run them and get an alignment check with your next set of tires.

You stated you bought it with 37K mi and rotate at 6K, but not the specifics, like whether there was uneven wear when you started doing that, or how many miles you've put on since then.

Long story short, they are not too worn to keep driving on them, but you have (probably) a little over 1/2 tread left so up to you to decide whether an alignment is worth the money. I'd base it on the age of the tires, but also their value, the make and model, and the replacement cost to get what *you* want.

What model year vehicle and how many miles? After a certain point, suspension bushings wear and alignment changes, then you decide, do you want to align based on wear, or replace the worn components. Do not align and THEN replace worn components.

Too many variables, my head just exploded.

 

[manly]

They're fine.

EDIT: But definitely get an alignment. $5 says toe is out of spec.

What's a fair price for alignment in the L.A. area? Generally speaking, would you recommend a national chain, or local shop? Thanks!

 

[pete6032]

What's a fair price for alignment in the L.A. area? Generally speaking, would you recommend a national chain, or local shop? Thanks!

The Firestone website will give you a price online. Not saying they are the best but it's an easily obtainable number w/o having to call.

 

[NutBucket]

What's a fair price for alignment in the L.A. area? Generally speaking, would you recommend a national chain, or local shop? Thanks!

Where are you in LA? The shop I've used for over a decade is in Santa Monica. I think their price is $160 ish. Not cheap but "within spec" isn't good enough for them.

 

[manly]

Thanks guys. I'll wait to see if Firestone has a BF deal on alignment, but I think it's less attractive than it used to be (about $100 lifetime alignment for Black Friday years ago). The car in question isn't drifting IMO, so it may not even need an alignment at this time.