Shocks and tyre wear

Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004 at 09:38
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I have a 2001 Challenger (coil springs) and have recently (10k ago) had a set of Cooper AT's fitted (265/70/15). Took them back yesterday for their first wheel alignment/balance as required by warranty. I am a bit concerned as to the wear rate. Original tread depth was 10.9mm (as per website specs), now they measure them at 8.5, I got high 7's. But then again they are probably looking at a maximum value and I am looking at a minimum. Taking their values and assuming I get constant wear this should only give me around 40k. They are guaranteed for 50k, so one would expect at least 60-70k as standard. According to the tyre store, the tyres should wear better in the second half of their life. Is this correct?? I do not think I am overly hard on them. They have seen <1000k off road so far. I always thought that tyre wear got worse as they got old due to decreasing diameter.

They also mentioned that I will need new shocks soon. The car is only 3y old and done 53k. It seems a bit soon for new shocks. What is normal?

Cheers

Tim
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