Hey guys 2 months ago I bought a pair of tyres for my R33 GTST from Tempe Tyres in Sydney. I got a pair of Kumho 255/40/17 KU31 tyres for $350 fitted and balanced. After purchasing the tyres, I requested for a wheel alignment and got quoted $70. I thought it was a decent price and went ahead with it.
2 months down the road, which is now, I realized my rear tyres (the KU 31s) were wearing out really quickly. It was down to about 60% tread. I was shocked as I had never been to the track, I don't thrash my car around doing burn outs and I travel only 20-30kms a day tops. A mate of mine who bought the exact same tyre as me just a week before I did still had heaps of tread left on his tyre.
So I brought my car to another tyre place to check my wheel alignment. When I was there, the alignment guy told me I had excessive toe in on my rear tyres which caused them to wear out prematurely. In fact, he found out that I had just over 20mm toe in in the rear tyres. When I found out, I was bloody pissed. I had paid $70 to get an alignment done at Tempe Tyres and this was the kinda shit alignment they gave me.
So to prevent all you fellow skyline owners from being in my position, this is a heads up for you guys. Go ahead and buy your tyres from Tempe Tyres.
JUST DO NOT GET AN ALIGNMENT THERE!!