Dangerous 2004 Forester tires?

[Henry Paul]

I had a set of those on my old Jeep. Really nice tires. They did seem to
wear out fast though.

 

[Richard Chang]

Weather has a lot to do with it. We have had a hot streak here in the high
90's and there is tire debris all over the interstate here. Low air pressure
will cause more friction raising tire temps. Too high of temp will blowout.
I suspect hot pavement doesn't help either.

With only 5k miles on the car, I also wonder about *over* inflation.

There have been many reports of people receiving new Foresters with the
tires over inflated. My 2003 Forester's tires were inflated to 47psi
when I received them from the dealer. This is way above the recommended
29psi and even over the 44psi max pressure written on the sidewall.
Apparently, they are shipped like this from the factory and the dealer
is supposed to reduce the pressure when they deliver the car to the
customer, but sometimes they forget.

So, if I were this guy, I'd check the pressure on the remaining tires.

Richard

 

[Jim Stewart]

tires over inflated. My 2003 Forester's tires were inflated to 47psi
when I received them from the dealer. This is way above the recommended
29psi and even over the 44psi max pressure written on the sidewall.
Apparently, they are shipped like this from the factory and the dealer
is supposed to reduce the pressure when they deliver the car to the

It's common practice to overinflate a tire
the first time air is put into it to "seat
the bead". That's how it happens. Still
no excuse for the dealer to let it go out
the door that way.