Slade wrote:
> I have 4 tires on my car that have worn unevenly and I'd like them to last
> at least the next 6 months. Problem is 2 of them are pretty worn and I was
> told by one place that they wouldn't last me the summer and another place
> that they would if I put the more worn tires on the back. I had them take
> off my winter tires and they put these on but they put the more worn tires
> in the front saying that all the weight is in the front so it's better to
> have the tires with more thread in the back to avoid fish tailing.

Well, it's summer now, so I don't think lack of grip and fishtailing
will be a problem for you.

The guy I
> spoke to before this one told me it was better to have the more worn tires
> in the back so they would last longer. Anyone know what the proper thing to
> do is? I'd like to avoid a blow out so should I put the more worn tires in
> the back instead of where they are now. I'd say there's about 5 or 6mm of
> thread left.
>
> Can anyone tell me what could cause uneven wear?

In a front wheel drive car, the front tires do accelerating,
decelerating and turning, so they wear faster.

I do tire rotations at
> every 12-15,000 KM. I usually do it every 3rd oil change. Could it be
> because I never had an alignment done?

yes, you can also prematurely wear out tires if the "toe" is wrong, i.e.
the tires are not parallel

The car is 7 years old and I've never
> had any problems with pulling to one side or anything like that. The tires
> that have uneven wear were put on at 63,000 km and now I have 112,000 km.
> Take away 5,000 km from that because I put winter tires for the first time
> last year. So I haven't even put 50,000 km and they need to be replaced??
> These are decent GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER tires and not cheap 50 dollar ones
> so I can't figure this out. One of the worn tires is more worn in the middle
> then it is on the sides and the mechanic told me it's because I put too much
> air.

That sounds about right

I always put 32psi which is what he said I had to put. I usually check
> my air pressure once a month but during past winters it was hard to do
> especially with -30C weather.

Maybe when you drive the tires heat up and expand?