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gdsqdcr
09-04-2012, 07:02 AM
I put this here, cause it is not a Marauder ... but

My wife's 2006 Accord LX. I just replaced the tires because the Bridgestone Potenza were howling down the road. It sounded like a bad wheel bearing! What I found was that the inside of the front tires was cupped. I know when you have bad shock/strut, you will get cupping but I would expect that over the entire surface of the tire and not just the inside tread.

The car does not bounce down the highway. If you push up and down on it a few times, it settles right back after one rebound. I do not think the suspension is bad.

Any thoughts ...

EMAS
09-04-2012, 08:39 AM
Bridgestone tires in general are not known for being particularly round out of the box and they only get worse with time. Did you take a picture of the offending tire? That would help identify what went on.

gdsqdcr
09-04-2012, 09:09 AM
No pictures. Both fronts were cupped, just on the inside.

My old Potenza RE940's I liked, but they never lasted long enough to get cuppedon the SHO.