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2003 Hyundai Elantra New FR Tire
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johio
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Jun 13, 2010, 7:15 PM
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2003 Hyundai Elantra New FR Tire
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2003 Hyundai Elantra
53,000 miles
Hi all. I am on a cross-country trip from Ohio to California and yesterday we got a flat in the front right tire. It was beyond repair and we replaced it with a similar tire model, but not exactly the same one (and at fairly different tread wear, the other 3 tires have about 10,000 mi + on them)
We got in and out and didn't get the tires balanced, which in retrospect was a dumb idea. Since then (now in New Mexico ~ 1000 miles later) the car has been listing decidedly to the right and we are getting a shimmy at high speeds. We want to know if this is too dangerous to continue on for the rest of our trip. If so, do we need to simply get the tires rebalanced or do we need to get a matching tire on the left side? From what I read it might have been better to put the new tire on the back and have two even tires up front.
Obviously it cost us already (new tire) and we are trying to minimize further costs.
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Sidom
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Jun 13, 2010, 7:32 PM
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Re: 2003 Hyundai Elantra New FR Tire
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As long as the size matches it shouldn't be a safety issue. When you get different tread patterns you can get some handling issues, for that reason I usually like to change them in pairs....
You can't really go by mileage or looks but it sounds like the tread is decent on the rest of the tires. So the best course of action would be to makes sure the pressure is at the correct specs for the car, 32 psi I believe but check the placard in the drivers door jam to be sure. Try to find a branch of the shop you got the tires from that is near by, this way you can have them rebalance your tires for free and I would rotate the tires to get the 2 different tread patterns on the back and the similar ones to the front to correct the handling problem.....
If there isn't a branch of the shop near by you may want to consider paying to balancing & rotate. It's a pain driving a car on along trip with a vibrating tire. Pick a chain with shops along your route and at home, this way if there are any other issues it will keep the cost down.......
If you do have to pay to get the tires rebalanced & it's a local only shop, take some extra time & drive it on the freeway to make sure it's smooth before you get out of range of the shop.......
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