Underin-Related Tires Research Paper
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Irregular tire wear not only means that you need to buy new tires, it's a sign that something else is wrong. If you don't get the underlying problem resolved, new tires will also develop abnormal wear patterns and a loss of longevity. Consider the types of issues that can lead to tread wearing in noticeably unusual ways.
Incorrect Inflation
This is the easiest problem to fix. If you tend to judge tire pressure by eyeballing the tires, it's time to buy a tire gauge and use it. Underinflated tires tend to wear more along the edges because the tire is essentially sagging instead of riding normally. Overinflated tires wear more in the middle because the edges lift off the ground.
Correcting the tire pressure now won't reverse the current problem