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Replying to: bucks37 (Jun 06, 2007 12:09 pm) 
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Replying to: dchavez (Sep 25, 2007 8:02 pm) You hit pot holes, go over speed bumps too quickly, wheels rub the curb in parallel parking. The list goes on. A lot of experts seem to recommend having an alignment done every 10K miles. Vince.
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Replying to: vbbuilt (Sep 26, 2007 2:51 am) Dennis
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Replying to: dchavez (Sep 26, 2007 7:41 am) Keep in mind, too, that the RS/A are considered a high performance tire, made of softer compounds than standard passenger cars. They simply wear out faster. I've got 30K on my RS/A with tread bars starting to show. I'm fixing to replace in another month or two. But I've learned to simply factor in the cost of ownership, as the CX-7 is a BEAST!  Vince. |
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Replying to: dchavez (Sep 26, 2007 7:41 am) I just rotated mine at roughly 19K (my floor jack has been broken until this past weekend  ) and I figure I'm over 50% through the tread, but nowhere near the wear bars just yet. That being said, going 19K without rotating has not done me any favors. The edges of the front tires are pretty rounded (more a function of me trying to drive the CX like it's a Mazdaspeed6, rather than an alignment issue) but still on track to give me 30K I think. I'm okay if I get that, knowing these aren't exactly truck tires. I've had A509s on a Civic that lasted about 14K before they deteriorated into unintentional racing slicks. -c92 |
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Replying to: bucks37 (Jun 06, 2007 12:09 pm)
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Replying to: rharville (Oct 08, 2007 9:41 am) I've got 31K miles and they're pretty much shot but have enough tread left to last till mid-November, then I'll replace 'em with new rims and replace tires with 245/45-20 Avon Tech M550 A/S or Zeon Sport A/S or Kumho ECSTA ASX. Haven't quite decided which tire I'll go with. Vince.
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We've had a cx7 for just over a year now....the alignment got to be so bad (dealer mechanic was talking 15 degrees out)that we had to replace all 4 tires....luckily mazda paid for almost all of it. I've never heard of new tires at 18k miles. gf drives it 80 miles a day in northern wisconsin, so we went with some pirelli A/T tires...winter can be brutal, especially with unplowed roads. The dealer mechanic said that they've seen "a ton" of mazda cx-7s come in with alignment out. |
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Well gang, did it! Bought a set of Kumho ESTA ASX P245/45R20 tires mounted on a set of Zinik Z5 Ikeda 20x7.5 rims. Mounted and filled with nitrogen, out the door, cost me $2300. Vince.    
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