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Posted on Apr 02, 2009

I have a nail in one tire of my sequoia. Do I need to replace all

I have a bad tire with a nail in it. The tires have 40,000 miles on them. I am told I need to replace all 4 of them due to it being a all wheel drive vehicle and the number of miles. Is this accurate?

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If the tires are really worn down and look like they are dry rotting..(cracks) it may be a good idea to get a new set. Also note some vehicles do develope a problem with the abs and 4 wd sensors when tires are different in diameter it's a good bet that they may be looking out for your safty.

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