Abnormal Tire Wear
#1
Abnormal Tire Wear
So I looked under the car today and noticed that my driver's side tire is worn bald, while my passenger side is fine. Not only that but the inside is showing steel belts, but the outside isn't.
The only suspension mods are weld in subframe connectors and an adjustable Panhard rod. I just kinda eyeballed it when I re-centered the rear axle, don't know if thats gonna make a huge difference. The only other thing is that a wheel stud is broken on that side too. Just one though.
If anybody has any ideas on which direction to go, I'd appreciate the help. My Mom's birthday and mother's day are all in the same week so I'm working with a tight budget here. Thanks in advance.
Kent
The only suspension mods are weld in subframe connectors and an adjustable Panhard rod. I just kinda eyeballed it when I re-centered the rear axle, don't know if thats gonna make a huge difference. The only other thing is that a wheel stud is broken on that side too. Just one though.
If anybody has any ideas on which direction to go, I'd appreciate the help. My Mom's birthday and mother's day are all in the same week so I'm working with a tight budget here. Thanks in advance.
Kent
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#9
Originally Posted by trackbird
Toe out will kill the inside edges of tires even faster than negative camber. Get to an alignment shop and get it checked out/realigned.
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Originally Posted by KCS
That was my initial thought, but it's significantly worse on the driver's side. The entire tire is bald while the wear on the passenger's side is barely noticeable. Could the rim be bent somehow?
#13
Originally Posted by trackbird
You can have differing toe on the front wheels and wear one side more quickly. If the wheel was bent, you'd usually only see bad tread in one spot, or on opposite sides of the wheel and not what you describe.
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Originally Posted by KCS
These are the rear tires.
In that case, I'd start looking for a bad shock on that side with the dead tire. Of course I'm assuming that the axle isn't bent/tweaked enough to give you a bad toe setting (it should show up on an alignment rack). It's usually the right rear (passengers side) tire that wears out first, if you're wearing the other one, I'd start by checking the shocks (or swapping them from side to side).
Or, do you hammer the throttle around a certain corner every day/often? That's another possibility.