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Inside edge of left front tire wearing out fast

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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 09:03 PM
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Inside edge of left front tire wearing out fast

I noticed the above happenning. Could that be caused by a worn idler arm? I just changed my idler arm, and am wondering if I should get an alignment. Wondering if the new idler arm has fixed the inner edge wear problem. It's just the inside 1 inch of tread on that tire. The tread is worn off, down to smooth rubber there. Thanks

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Old Sep 11, 2001 | 09:08 PM
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That would be because of excessive camber. Of course alot of camber is needed if you drive hard.
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Old Sep 12, 2001 | 08:33 AM
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Excessive NEGATIVE camber is what can cause that. Usually an idler arm is going to affect the toe setting of the alignment. Which will affect both tires in the same manner. Could also be a bad tire. An alignment is all you can do, assuming the rest of the suspension is OK.

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Old Sep 12, 2001 | 08:52 AM
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Yep, gotta be the alignment. I had the EXACT same problem, only it was both front tires. Turned out that either my toe or camber was a 2.3 when it should have been between .2 and -.2 Wow, big difference huh?

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Old Sep 12, 2001 | 04:59 PM
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Thanks for the replies, guys. I am going to get it aligned soon.

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