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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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I'm not sure if this is possible, but can somone look at the wear of these tires and tell me what kind of suspension problems are contributing to the uneven wear?



The wear I'm talking about is on the inner tread of all the tires, and the rippling on the far right tire in the middle.

I assume the inner tread wear is from negative camber.
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Default Re: Suspension related tire wear (MilanoLude)

http://heeltoeauto.com/httech/...87420
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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Combination of negative toe and negative camber
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Default Re: Suspension related tire wear (gabebauman)

Thank you. I read a few articles before that and none of them had real tire pictures, only black and white cartoons.

These are not my tires and the wear is not from my car. I am buying the rims and the tires come with them. I dont want to buy new tires if i don't have to, but I'm not familiar with this kind of wear.

Would these tires last a few months on a vehicle that was properly aligned or would it be a better idea to replace the tires?
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Default Re: Suspension related tire wear (MilanoLude)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MilanoLude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thank you. I read a few articles before that and none of them had real tire pictures, only black and white cartoons.

These are not my tires and the wear is not from my car. I am buying the rims and the tires come with them. I dont want to buy new tires if i don't have to, but I'm not familiar with this kind of wear.

Would these tires last a few months on a vehicle that was properly aligned or would it be a better idea to replace the tires?
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Measure the thinnest section of tread. If there is adequate tread there to last your driving habits (I drive 4.5 miles to work, then home, totalling 9 miles a day. Tires last years for me), then yes, they'll last. Assume you'll get equal wear across the face, and the thinnest section now is the part that will run out first. Any other behavior is a bonus in that scenario.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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I can barely tell by the pis but it looks on the far right tire that you some cupping on the tires. i have this same problem and i am replacing my shocks as we speak casue of that.
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