chris Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 My left rear tire on a 2000 Forester needs to be replaced, but the shop I went to for a new alignment says I need to buy a complete set of 4. Is this true? The front tires are newer - a shop in Bishop didn't have any problems only selling me a pair. Can I save some cash by buying only a rear set, or will it cause more problems later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Go to Les Schwab when you're up here. I've tried em all, all the rest suck. Buying only one pair is fine, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 My left rear tire on a 2000 Forester needs to be replaced, but the shop I went to for a new alignment says I need to buy a complete set of 4. Is this true? The front tires are newer - a shop in Bishop didn't have any problems only selling me a pair. Can I save some cash by buying only a rear set, or will it cause more problems later? i had this issue with my forester. they sold me a new front pair, and said coupling with my older rear pair was fine (subaru awd is supposedly the most tolerant system out there). then later i heard the tolerance is 3/32 of an inch. since my difference was way more than that, i was worried i had ruined my awd. but when i went in, they checked my differential and said everything was fine (scoped it for bad noises). i put probably 20,000 miles on it with different sized fronts and rears. in the future, i'll stick to tolerance limits, just so i don't worry about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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