Put the summer tires back on the Caprice
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:42 pm
The right side ones have some heavy wear on the inside tread (one inside tread is like a slick and the other shows cord in a very small section - they are spent). The left side ones are maybe 3/32".
I guess the plan now is I have to buy new tires within the next month or so and have the tires installed when I bring the car in for inspection. I probably should get an alignment. Perhaps I have a toe-out situation on the front end.
I washed the wheels before installing them and between that and the polished headlights, it makes a difference in curb appeal. Maybe because I drove only this car all winter on the snow tires, I am able to appreciate the summer tires. It even feels crisper off the line, maybe due to the tread squirm of the winter tires. Turns in nicely, and has steering response mid-corner again.
One thing I will say about these Kumho Ecsta SPT's is that they never really tram-lined their entire life, even almost bald as they are now.
Also, I checked the pressure expecting to have to adjust. Fronts are both at 37 and rears both at 35, exactly how I left it last year. Pretty amazing.
I guess the plan now is I have to buy new tires within the next month or so and have the tires installed when I bring the car in for inspection. I probably should get an alignment. Perhaps I have a toe-out situation on the front end.
I washed the wheels before installing them and between that and the polished headlights, it makes a difference in curb appeal. Maybe because I drove only this car all winter on the snow tires, I am able to appreciate the summer tires. It even feels crisper off the line, maybe due to the tread squirm of the winter tires. Turns in nicely, and has steering response mid-corner again.
One thing I will say about these Kumho Ecsta SPT's is that they never really tram-lined their entire life, even almost bald as they are now.
Also, I checked the pressure expecting to have to adjust. Fronts are both at 37 and rears both at 35, exactly how I left it last year. Pretty amazing.