2002 Kia Rio uneven wear

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2002 KIA RIO
4 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
85,000 MILES

The front and rear passenger tires are at 2/32 while the tires on the drivers side are 4/32. Bought 4 tires at the same time. What can cause this? Just had rear brakes installed and I think calibers? Not sure. Thank you

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 AT 3:14 PM

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SATURNTECH9

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Have you been rotating the tire's regularly?If so did you rotate them just front to back?The tire's stayed on the side you put them on the entire time they were were on the car?

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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 AT 3:23 PM

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The tires are rotated about every other oil change. They are changed, to my knowledge, in the "x" formation. Thank you for replying to my question.

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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 AT 9:47 AM

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The best way to explain the one side wearing down a little faster then the other is your car has what's called a driven wheel where it does most of the work and wear's the one side down faster then the other. Same thing happens on rear wheel drive car's or truck's unless they have limited slip. So another word's it would be normal for your car. As long as the wear is even all the way across your fine.

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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 AT 11:34 AM

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