KCS

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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

DMSZ28

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the car is lowered too. Pro kit

TXAgZ28

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You need an alignment.

You probably have too much negative camber, which causes the inside of the tire to wear prematurely.

jond99

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The lowering kit will mess your alignment up. Whats happenning to your drivers side tire is common when you lower your car and don't get an alignment. Unless you hit something on that side than take it to an alignment shop.

DMSZ28

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its the rear tire

HIPER-Z

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Alignment for sure, same thing happened to my buddy.

trackbird

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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.

BigBronco

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Too many Burnouts Kent

KCS

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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?

KCS

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yeah, but chicks love it!

trackbird

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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.

EDS01SS

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have the alignment checked and have them check the ball joints while their in there

KCS

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These are the rear tires.

KCS

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I appreciate all the help so far guys, thanks alot. I'll get this thing to a shop to get the alignment checked.

trackbird

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Someone else said that, but it wasn't you, so I didn't think they were serious.

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.