does ur car do this?
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does ur car do this? for whatever reason, my front tires wear HEAVY on the outside, but not on the inside edge. i tried playing with my air pressure, to no avail. i'm thinking it may be a suspension problem and, since i know very little about suspension, i thought i'd ask u guys. anyone else have/had this problem?
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It is either an alignment problem or it is a suspension problem. If it still does that after an alignment I would look at the control arm bushings and see if they are worn and cracked. I had a friend, whose car had worn bushings and would toe out at highway speeds, but at low speeds and standing still it retained perfect alignment.
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My oem Eagle F1's wore heavily on the outside to. It's because the car has positive camber from the factory. I put 1/2 a degree of negative camber with my new tires and they've worn pretty evenly. The car does wander more on high speed, rough, crowned, roads but sets up a lot better in the corners--really feels like you're not turning on the outside of the tire anymore.
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Originally Posted by APeteSS
My oem Eagle F1's wore heavily on the outside to. It's because the car has positive camber from the factory. I put 1/2 a degree of negative camber with my new tires and they've worn pretty evenly. The car does wander more on high speed, rough, crowned, roads but sets up a lot better in the corners--really feels like you're not turning on the outside of the tire anymore.
Get an alingment, If both tires are worn about the same Its probaly a toe problem. Could it be camber......yes it could but my tires dont wear unevenly with a gm spec alignment.......................well my back ones wear quicker then the fronts but other then that. 
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i got my fronts cambered nicely. wear is extrmely even. i autox a lot too. car does travel on roads that arent perfect (in a construction site it can become a small battle). no big deal. well worth it for handling
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
- 1.5* camber
+ 4.5* caster
ZERO toe
will solve your tire wear issues ...
+ 4.5* caster
ZERO toe
will solve your tire wear issues ...
