# 2014 Toyota Camry - Tires cupped

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, tires\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261 "2020-10-16T13:42:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Don18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Don18](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Don18)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261/1 "2020-10-16T13:42:20Z")

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4 tires are cupped. Tires? Or suspension?

I NEED to makr a 500 mile trip before i replace the tires

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261/2 "2020-10-16T14:43:11Z")

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I can’t see your tires, so I don’t know.  
Why not take it to a shop and ask them?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261/3 "2020-10-16T15:11:47Z")

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A simple Google question ( why do tires cup ) would have given you the possible cause of cupping.  
Such as - worn shocks and struts - tires under inflated - sometimes cheap tires will do that .

Now go out to the vehicle and push down on all 4 corners and if the vehicle bounces more then a couple of times there is your answer.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261/4 "2020-10-16T17:31:34Z")

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Most likely you need shocks and struts all around. The tires are already gone, they’ll just keep cupping even after the repair, and new tires will do the same thing if you don’t replace the shocks and struts.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261/5 "2020-10-16T23:01:48Z")

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If no parts of the tread are under the legal limit and if the whole car doesn’t shake noticeably when you drive it, then I suppose you can get away with making this drive first.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-camry-tires-cupped/171261/6 "2020-10-16T23:05:27Z")

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Here’s what causes tire cupping.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/4/b432b3da75d6f306314507570c5141096cdb5f33.jpeg "Tire Bounce") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sgOf3js2FY)

The car needs new tires and struts/shocks.

Tester