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Originally posted by Mr. Pockets
It's a shame they put the wrong size tires on the front, but you were not doing the car any favors by replacing only the fronts in the first place. If the fronts were more worn than the rears, that means you weren't rotating the tires like you should anyway. The most I'd hold the shop to would be tires of the correct size. Anything else sounds like your responsibility at this point.
Rotate the tires (front to back) often and replace tires as a set.
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... the fronts wore because of bent tie rods... if i had rotated them (how many times do you rotate the tires in 7000 miles) all 4 of my tires would have been useless... as it is, the rear tires still fit within the "accepted" limits of wear. now as a solution to this problem, they're buying me two new tires at a competitor, to put on the rear, so that i will have 245-50s all the way around... it will screw up my speedo a bit... but not to much, and i'll have 4 brand new tires... now i just have to replace those tie rods stat.
Yeah, i understand the problems of even slight differences in size... however, theres a difference between taking an acceptable risk to cut costs, and negligent abuse.