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Old Jun 3, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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driving on cords?

This is my right rear. New rubber should be here Tuesday. Is it okay to drive on this in town over the weekend?
 
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It will be fine in town
 
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It depends if you consider yourself lucky, all it takes in one bad hole/nail/rock/glass/screw/roadside corpse/etc, etc, etc.....
 
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I wouldn't sweat it if you're not hitting the highways. I've been on the track with worse, but then promptly pulled them off when I noticed. I've also been out with bare-metal brake pads (ie no material), and I survived.
Note to self - do a better job checking the car before heading out...
 
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Should be possible of course. Be sure to get an alignment though. Besides the negative camber, excessive toe out can wear the inside of your rears excessively.
 
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What's the downside if it fails? Have a good weekend. Best,
 
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MSCHWA3439 is infamous around these parts
wud limit to 45 mph, and 100 miles
 
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Hey, most fun you can have. The last few weeks before I replace rears is the time to slide through some corners or do donuts in a (empty) parking lot. Pretty crappy on wet streeets though.
 
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What's the downside if it fails? Have a good weekend. Best,
Blow out, loss of control, wreck car, hit a tree, or maybe just blowout, wreck rim, pay lots of money for a new one. Not being a gambler myself, I'd leave it in the garage until the new tires came in. Then drive it to the dealer /installer with caution, to have them put installed. Why gamble on a tire in that condition ?
 
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