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Old 01-08-2006, 04:56 PM
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Default Bad front tire Inside edge wear.....Always "toe out" or should I check...
My front suspension out? I did Tie Rod ends once. could they be bad again??? In any case I guess I should go over the front end before I take it in for alignment. Right??
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had the same issue even after i had all my tie rods and control arms changed... my car sounded like a truck after 40mph.... the prblem was that when i got my cheap *** alignment from ntb, they were not able to adjust the camber.. had to go to dealer after 5k miles and 2 brand new ft tires.... spend the money and get real alignment...
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Default inside wear = toe out or too much negative camber. Take a look at the TRE's and CA's and if all
looks good take it in for alignment.
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What kind of negative camber are you running?
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Don't know.... neg. camber maybe...looks like alignment needed soon.
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Tie rods, upper control arms, ride height . . .
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why would toe out cause inside wear but not toe in?
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If toe'd out, wouldn't the inside edge be the leading edge and thus the one that takes the most wear
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i can't see how the tire wear will differ if it's a 1/4" toe'd IN or OUT (all else being zero)...
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I can't back it up, but that's what I've always read. You know more about alignments than I do.
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