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Visitor, 2.5L 5 Cylinder Turbo, Chapel Hill, NC, March 01, 2010, 08:38

My volvo has 48,000.I am on my second set of pirelli tires.There is cupping on the inside fronts.I thought I had rotated enough.Is a bent part possible or do I just need an alignment with a new set of tires? I doubt it was aligned after the first set of performance summers wore out

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    Bret Bodas from RepairPal Test Shop, March 01, 2010, 09:11
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    You will need to rotate the tires every 7,500 miles at a maximum, 5,000 miles is even better if your getting abnormal wear. The alignment must be checked and corrected if it's out of spec.

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    Visitor, March 23, 2010, 17:13

    what brand/model tires do you use? i am lucky to get 8000 miles out of mine. I ahve 25000 miles on my car (same exact model year) and am on the end of my 3rd set of tires. do you have 17 or 18"?

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    Visitor, April 26, 2010, 17:25

    I have a 2006 Volvo XC90. The original set of tires were dangerous at 20,000 miles. Had to be replaced. We chose Pirelli again, silly mistake; this set has 17,000 and has to be replaced. Two sets of tires in about half the time that a good set of tires would last. Not at all impressed with Pirelli or with Volvo for not standing behind the tires.

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