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Old 01-12-2006, 07:56 AM
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Default it's not your camber or ride height, try less Toe IN...

...honestly, looking at that sheet, i would have rather had your old alignment then teh new one.
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Default I can understand maybe 12K-15K miles or less if you track on them...but dude, seriously...

these tires were like new when I swapped them to the front on the 2nd of this year. Didn't drive it till the 3rd and it went straight to alignment. NEVER had this issue before. Only thing I can think of is the 3/16" total toe. Set it at 0 and hope it works??? Now to go buy another 2 tires for $421.40 at Discount. I don't think Big O will cover it.
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My car is ~25.25" in the rear and 25.13" in the front
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Default how many freeway miles vs. curvy miles?

my commute is very little freeway, and that's what kills the wear when you have camber and toe.
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Default Had less tire wear too! What do you think of 0 toe? Or just have them put it back? And do you

think raising the car 1/2" all the way around will help on the camber issue? Thanks Ryan, I was hoping you would chime in.
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answer my question below first about commute, but yes, zero toe will help...
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Default I know, I know...just on nerve right now. Nothing against KO, just pissed and I've

put in my time to where I don't need the AW norm right now. But it's still fun!!! Sorry KO!
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Default It's not freeway, but VERY straight roads averaging freeway speeds. There's 7-10 turns

on my commute. But it's all straight farm roads into town.
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It was a joke dude. I know the feeling man no worries. I usually don't post stuff like that either.
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Do you get a lot of road noise with these tires?


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