But for all of us doing research, is the industry torch bearer and their on-line tools will lead you to a sound decision. It takes a lot of time to research all the "never heard of them before" brands that are made by reputable companies, and a lot more time to determine which low cost tires are made from Chinese junk rubber and to be avoided. If budget is a consideration, recommending a $150 tire to you is a waste of everyone's time. Mastercraft tires, another budget tire made by Cooper Tires, are also available through and are a decent product that can be shipped to your local Walmart and installed inexpensively. There also are a ton of lower priced tires out there such as Ironman tires made by the Hercules division of Cooper Tire. Get the best deals on Wheels, Tires & Parts for 2005 Pontiac Vibe when you shop the largest online selection at. Reason being: there are a ton of outstanding on-line tire sellers. SInce you are looking for an all season tire, you can also refine your request by telling us if budget is a factor. Surely finding uneven wear patterns sooner is better than finding it so late that you wind up voiding the warranty on the tires.Vivian, stick with to make your decision. When you get “up close and personal” with your tires in the course of checking (and correcting) inflation, you also get a chance to see how evenly the tire tread is wearing on each tire. TPMS is there to warn you of sudden catastrophic pressure loss in your tires, and you still need to get “up close and personal” with your tires ever few weeks.
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TPMS was never intended as a substitute for a driver doing regular pressure checks of his tires and correcting the inflation when a problem is found. In the era of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, it seems that fewer and fewer people are regularly checking their tire pressure manually these days, and that is a MAJOR mistake. Is there an engineering design flaw in Vibes?īased on what missileman reported, there could well be a design problem with these cars. We can’t observe your driving patterns and habits, but this is also a possibility. Very possible–especially if very few miles elapsed between the last alignment and the “discovery” of the excessive wear patterns. Rotate your tires at every oil change in either case. If he gives you a blank look, go find better tech. If you like hitting the twisties occasionally, set it to the middle of the range at -0.60 front and -1.5 rear camber. The rear should be at about -1.0 degrees (the minimum spec) as well for mostly highway driving. To prevent this wear the car needs to be set to no more than 0.40 degrees negative camber and better to set it close to -0.10 on both sides.
If you drive mostly highway it will wear down the inner rib much faster than the outer if the car has too much negative camber. Negative 0.6 degrees for this car is nominal but it can be as high as -1.2 degrees and still be in spec. Negative is “leans in at the top” and positive is “leans out at the top” whether left of right side. Camber is the tilt of the tire as sen from the front of the car. The car is supposed to have a small amount of negative camber at the front. How many miles did you put on the tires in those 6 months, more than 6000 miles? How do you drive? Mostly highway (I’d guess most likely)? Mostly twisty back roads (I’d guess unlikely)?
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