I have a problem with tread wear on my truck. I have replaced tires, had an alignment, balnced etc. The outsides of the front tires keep wearing down before the rest of the tire. I wanted to know if it is a suspension problem or what?
~LilMonty
Treadwear problems
I have a problem with tread wear on my truck. I have replaced tires, had an alignment, balnced etc. The outsides of the front tires keep wearing down before the rest of the tire. I wanted to know if it is a suspension problem or what?
~LilMonty
Originally Posted by CH@Dbee
neons are sloooow.
except for the black ones
what year is your truck? have you checked your bushings?
I had a civic that kept eating up tires on one side. I had it aligned and all.. it ended up being a rotted control arm bushing that I replaced for like 12 dollars :P
Sounds like a ford lol. Could be the suspension is sitting to high with out the proper parts to counter for the tire wear.
If it is a ford, You can get brackets to drop the truck mounted side of the I beam. Otherwise the only way to fix is to bring your suspension down, or have the I beams bent.
**Note- I Dont KNOW that this is a ford. But It does sound like a ford symptom. My dads GMC was also doing the same thing. Lower control arm was actually bent sucking the bottom of the tire in.
It is actually a Chevrolet. 2001, Silverado 2500. I was going to post pictures but I can't find the camera.
Thanks for the info.
neons are sloooow.
except for the black ones
rotate your tires every oil change as well.
Will do. Thanks
~LilMonty
neons are sloooow.
except for the black ones
One thing i forgot, have you checked your air pressure? I'd run about 36-38psi in a truck. Even with my brand new truck, good alignment etc i get some uneven wear. I crossrotate my tires every oil change to help balance it out and get even wear. Im a mechanic btw so i align any time its in question.
OK, cool. Thanks for the tips.
neons are sloooow.
except for the black ones
Hmmmm?
Point in that???Idiot.
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