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How long are IS 250 factory tires lasting? - 11/29/2007 7:48:08 PM

Vrrmm

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I'm new here and hope I didn't miss previous posts about this. I searched, but found nothing.

Anyway... I'm approaching 20K on my '07 and need two new front tires pretty soon. They are wearing on the inside and apparently could have used an alignment prior to the dealership noticing this, but there was no evidence on the tread or outside. It's also my understanding that the type ot tire is shaped in a way to help maintain traction in turns which can lead to the inside wearing faster anyway. So now I need two new ones, and I'm wondering how the tires are wearing on other IS's.

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RE: How long are IS 250 factory tires lasting? - 1/6/2008 9:26:14 PM

lextek1

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THE TIRES ARE LASTING 25 TO 35K MILES. AND NO THE TIRES ARE NOT SHAPED ANY WAY. BUT THE VEHICLES ALIGNMENT IS DESIGNED .6 OF A DEGREE FRONT TIRES LEANING IN FOR HANDLING. BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS BUY THE TIRES W/ AN ALIGNMENT AND VERIFY THAT ON THE ALIGNMENT SHEET PROVIDED THAT THE CAMBER MEASUREMENT FOR THE FRONT TIRES ARE THE SAME LEFT TO RIGHT AND DONT EXCEED THE SPEC. AS WELL AS ROTATE YOUR TIRES EVERY 5K FOR BEST THE MOST OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENT.

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RE: How long are IS 250 factory tires lasting? - 4/22/2008 10:03:07 AM

ocadam

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quote:

ORIGINAL: lextek1

THE TIRES ARE LASTING 25 TO 35K MILES. AND NO THE TIRES ARE NOT SHAPED ANY WAY. BUT THE VEHICLES ALIGNMENT IS DESIGNED .6 OF A DEGREE FRONT TIRES LEANING IN FOR HANDLING. BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS BUY THE TIRES W/ AN ALIGNMENT AND VERIFY THAT ON THE ALIGNMENT SHEET PROVIDED THAT THE CAMBER MEASUREMENT FOR THE FRONT TIRES ARE THE SAME LEFT TO RIGHT AND DONT EXCEED THE SPEC. AS WELL AS ROTATE YOUR TIRES EVERY 5K FOR BEST THE MOST OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENT.

you cant rotate the IS 250/350 tires they are differnt sizes! They are perfomance tires they go around 20k.

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RE: How long are IS 250 factory tires lasting? - 6/1/2008 10:37:36 PM

Lionmountain

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I got IS 300 year 2004, I got the same problem, the original tire I ran 25K, two front tire wearing on inside very much even I rotate tire every 5K, I took to auto repair shop, one master mechanic said that is normal, that the way lexux designed, and then I took other mechanic they said need alightment, when they check they found out not thing wrong charged 60 dollars, changed 4 new tires this time ran only 20K, all 4 tires wearing on inside very much even i rotated every 5K. tires still look good outside and surface, 4 tires cost 600 dollars, too much and expensive driving lexus....

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RE: How long are IS 250 factory tires lasting? - 7/2/2008 5:33:49 PM

rockerfella174

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my advice .. rotate youre tyers at 5k, do check for chamber and aligments...

also from time to time do check the tyer pressures..because these are a part of reason why it worn out tyers can be.

for longer life span on tires- have u guys tried filling in nitrogen gas on the tyers.. as for airplanes they used em to span the lifes of the tires and no matter how fast u go the tyers will be at cool temp..

ask more info with the tire shops if they got it.. if they do try use em ... it sure helps ure tires life span..

cheers!!!

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