abnorable wear on driver side front tire
06-25-2006, 12:40 AM
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Car: 88 firebird formula
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 700r4 with shift kit
Axle/Gears: 3.73 with eaton locking diff
abnorable wear on driver side front tire
i just some used tires a while back. ive put about 100-200 miles on the front tires. my drivers side front tire is wearing really wierd. the outside has no where and the inside is worn to all the way. and i looked at the passenger side and there is no where at all. does anyone know my problem?
06-26-2006, 10:32 PM
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Car: 2004 Wrangler Rubicon
Engine: 4.0
Transmission: NV3550
Axle/Gears: Dana 44s with 4.10 and air lockers
Sounds like you have excessive negative camber on the left front. Does it pull to the right?
06-27-2006, 12:47 AM
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Its one of two things, either the tires or the car. When you use used tires you have to really check them out. Sometimes its not easy to spot uneven wear patterns. So if the tire was used on a car with a problem that caused uneven wear, and then you go put that tire on your car, you'll also experience odd wear characteristics. The tire could also not be balanced properly causing odd wear. The other possibility is its your car. Our cars are old these days, suspension components wear out. In the front suspension, when some part wear (most commonly the balljoints) they can cause alignment issues. So if this were the case then its actually two problems, worn suspension parts, and a bad alignment. In your situation I would have the alignment checked. Whoever checks it will be able to determine if its good or bad, and if its bad, should be able to determine why.
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