What to do about flat spoted tires?
 

Well, turns out my rims werent bent, two of my tires are actually flat spoted :(

Any idea what I can do about it? Shave them, replace them, or get a whole new set? (I cant afford a whole new set right now, and these MX's still have a ton of tread left and only 8000 miles on them)

Try shaving them, It can't hurt. You probably need to do all 4 if they need more than a couple 32nds.

Dean are you posting from Tennessee...?

Yes, live from the plush and stylish Amerisuites in exciting Memphis, TN, where the current time is 10:57PM....

At least I have broadband in the hotel, not WebTV...
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Note: These are daily driver tires too

Right now, im thinking of just replacing the two bad ones and running it like that. I did that before after I had that run in with a rock a couple years back and had to replace a tire/wheel, worked fine... Those tires were far more worn than these too.

I've heard that you should shave the two new tires on AWD cars. I don't know the specifics of why the advice was given, I just know it was given.

If you get new, IMHO you should shave them to within 2/32nds of the others.

Since you will likley end up shaving anyway, why not try shaving the flat spotted ones. If after they are still within 2/32nd of the others, put them in the rear until the good ones wear down to their level in the front.

If I have them all shaved down to where the flat spots are, there wont me much left of the tires... :cry: Thats why.

Next time leave the ABS activated. Would have saved you some cash and grief.

shhh

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