Hi guys,
This might be the stupidest question in the world, but I'll ask it anyway, as I know nothing about tires: How do you avoid tire feathering?
I just sold my 17" rims, and the tires had (what I was told to be) one summer left on them. The person I sold the rims/tires to contacted me, informing me that my tires were "feathered" and therefore, no good. I reimbursed him some cash to make up for the crappy tires, but what the hell's with this "feathering?" I've taken my 3 to Mazda for servicing and to put my snows on, and they never said anything about it. Also, now I've purchased RX-8 rims with new tires, and I'm worrying about them "feathering" too.
The car was purchased used almost exactly one year ago, and went through all the normal certification procedures.
Any tips on how to keep my new tires un-feathered? An alignment after a few weeks, maybe?
Thanks!