I have had slightly bent parts that would burn off a set of tires in
about 500 miles.

The tire warranty won't cover this kind of damage either.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Stephen wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone.
>
> I recently had a bad AAA tow and put four new tires on my car yesterday
> (98 Buick Century). The garage said they couldn't align the car to
> specifications because of how the tow bent the parts connecting the
> rear tires (I don't know anything about cars).
>
> The new tires have a 65,000 mile warranty and the car has 110,000
> miles. The quote for fixing this was 120 labor, plus 70 alignment, plus
> parts. I'm thinking about $300 total. I could get 2 new tires (if the
> bad alignment wore them down) for less than $200. How many miles will
> these tires last without being aligned?
>
> They gave me the following numbers:
>
> Rear Left, specified range (-1.4, -.4) actual (-.4)
> Rear Left, specified range (-.05, .15) actual (-.24)
>
> Rear Right, specified range (-.05, .15) actual (-.52)
>
> Rear, Total Toe, specified range (-.1, .3) actual (-.75)
> Rear, Thrust Angle, specified range (-.15, .15) actual (.22)
>
> Basically, I figure this car will last 50,000 miles more. The new tires
> should last 65,000 under good alignment. If I have to replace the back
> tires once, it will be cheaper than paying for good alignment.
> Can anyone estimate how long these back tires will last (how many
> miles) with the above results and no fix to the alignment?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Sincerely,
> Stephen Brown