Will a burnout fix cupped tires?

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asked Nov 21, 2020 in Repairs/Maintenance by 2sexy77fyyr (880 points)
Will a burnout fix cupped tires?

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answered Nov 21, 2020 by Salmorejo (41,600 points)
Doing a burnout can fix cupped tires at least temporarily.

The burnout will smooth out the cupped tires but also wear down your tires faster and so you'll need new tires eventually and sooner anyway.

Cupped Tires are usually a result of poor or bad wheel alignment so you should get your wheels aligned at a tire or wheel alignment shop.

If you replace your tires with new ones and don't get a wheel alignment then your new tires will also get cupped and wear out unevenly.

A wheel alignment costs between $75.00 to $100.00 per axle which is not all that expensive and will save your tires.

Also driving on cupped tires can be unsafe because they don't get as much traction as normal wearing tires do.

It's not safe to drive with cupped tires because when you drive on cupped tires you can get less traction because the high spots in the tires lose contact with the road.

Also there will usually be vibration of the vehicle with cupped tires which can damage the vehicle and may also cause you to lose control of the vehicle.

If you drive on cupped tires you're taking a risk and if the cupped tires are on the front you should rotate the cupped tires to the back and then put the better back tires on the front of the vehicle.

If you have cupped tires then something is wrong with the front end of the vehicle and you have a bad wheel bearing or even a misalignment so get the vehicles front end checked out if you're getting cupped tires.

If you put the cupped tires on the back then it becomes more safe and the tires should wear out evenly that way as well.
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answered Dec 15, 2020 by Shelde (49,390 points)
Burnouts can help fix a cupped tire but you should find the cause of the cupped tire and get the cupped tire problem fixed.

Usually a wheel out of alignment or bad bearings can lead to cupped tires as well.

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