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Outside of front driver tire wore VERY fast, any ideas?

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Old 03-14-2012, 10:43 AM
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Default Outside of front driver tire wore VERY fast, any ideas?

I noticed the outside of my driver front tire was worn bad compared to my other tires, so I switched it out. Not even 1000 miles later I'm noticing the same pattern on the new tire. It hasn't had an alignment in a while, it doesn't pull too bad but it's not perfect, do you think the alignment alone could wear the tire that fast? Or should I be leaning towards the tie rods / suspension? Thanks
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This is normal, but it should be the same on both sides.

Are all the tires on the car matched? If so, you should get an alignment. If both sides are out of whack in the same way, you may not notice a performance issue in straight driving.
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definately get it aligned. when they're doing that, they'll be able to tell you if any of your front end parts need replacing.




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