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pdlbearer
04-10-2007, 05:17 PM
I have about 56K on my 04 and it's ready for a new set of tires on the front because they are wearing out on the inside but there is plenty of tread on the flats. Does anyone have any new settings for the alignment?

crouse
04-10-2007, 05:24 PM
Here is a link to the Review section.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/34/sort/2/cat/19/page/1

I thought I remembered seeing an attachment that actually showed the vehicle with the specs for each wheel. I'll keep looking.

knine
04-10-2007, 05:46 PM
If I could get 56 K on any tire, I'd be Estatic!!!

sailsmen
04-10-2007, 06:30 PM
I had mine dismounted and swapped so the inside became the outside on the opposite tire!

Joe Walsh
04-10-2007, 07:09 PM
I've got my almost new OEM fronts for sale in the classifieds....

superford3
04-10-2007, 07:21 PM
this is a big problem

baltimoremm
04-11-2007, 07:32 AM
:party:
congrats on getting 56k out of your tires!!!!!!!

i manage about 25-26 for fronts, 19-22 for rears

Mad4Macs
04-11-2007, 04:36 PM
56k is WAAAAAY LOTS MUCHO MILES on a set of KDW's!!! How the heck did you manage that? Those tires are soft compound and are in NO WAY rated for that kind of mileage.
Congratulations!!!
:party:

wchain
04-12-2007, 08:01 AM
I had mine dismounted and swapped so the inside became the outside on the opposite tire!

Uhm...don't BFG KDWS tires say "Outside Only" or "This side out" on one side?

cyclopsram
04-12-2007, 09:04 AM
Ya, I thought they were directional, too...

wchain
04-12-2007, 09:41 AM
Not directional, but sidewall specific.

MENINBLK
04-12-2007, 10:54 AM
I had mine dismounted and swapped so the inside became the outside on the opposite tire!

Any REPUTABLE tire shop would NOT do this.
The tires are CLEARLY marked OUTSIDE on the sidewall.

BirchMarauder
04-14-2007, 12:09 PM
tire kingdom is a reputable tire shop and they offered to flip mine. Interesting!!

sailsmen
04-14-2007, 12:25 PM
Any REPUTABLE tire shop would NOT do this.
The tires are CLEARLY marked OUTSIDE on the sidewall.

The KDW tires are not marked outside. The tread is symetrical.

Bluerauder
04-14-2007, 12:48 PM
The KDW tires are not marked outside. The tread is symetrical.

I have a set of rear KWDS in the garage ..............

They ARE marked on the inside with "Mount This Side In". The tread IS NOT symmetrical and there is a clear wiggle/ripple on the two inside grooves. The inside groove is more pronounced than the 2nd groove. The cross treads are angled about 3" running at a backward slant from the inside to the outside.

Seems the design is meant to pump water to the outside away from the car.

sailsmen
04-14-2007, 01:05 PM
The KDW and KDWS are 2 different tires.

The S being a snow rated designation and was the OEM tire.

It does not snow where I drive.