TysMadmax

I have had a tire wear problem for about a year over time the inner side of the tire wears away what is the main cause of this contol arms? rack and pinion? I have had my struts replaced but have not replaced the tires since so maybe it will improve?

gen4maxima536

iTrader: (14)

i'd probably get an alignment first, then go from there. anytime you disconnect your struts or replace any suspension components, you pretty much always need to have your alignment checked

TysMadmax

I did the aligment after the struts were replaced but I was told you cannot stop tire wear and the tire would still wear down until replaced

andrei3333

do u rotate tires? does the same thing happen to the tire u rotated into the positions of the previous tire with abnormal wear ? do u keep track of ur tire pressure and inflate it if needed ?

it would be several things, but lets get these basics out of the way

TysMadmax

Yes I had new toyo low pros with 18's and it did the same thing with time. And it has also started doing it on the driverside rear tire. Drivers side is the worst of the wear. And I always check my tire pressure could this be my control arm bushings or tie rods?? replaced rear bushing and ball joint but the shop said they could not press out the link bushings to replace them.

andrei3333

try raising the side thats showing the worst wear on jacks. hold the wheel at 9 and 3 positions see if u can move it, then the same at 12 and 6 positions

MorpheusZero

iTrader: (10)

Are you lowered? Sounds pretty much like a camber issue to me...

TysMadmax

No I am not lowered but will be soon if I fix the tire problem. I wonder if I should buy a chamber kit? And what would make my rear tire wear the same exact way which is inner wear. shock??

FantasyGod

Either your car is lowered to the point where the stock control arms are completely out of spec in terms of camber or you have a severe case of sagging springs. If your car is slammed to the ground, you will need adjustable control arms to compensate. Can't align the car if the suspension isn't allowing the proper adjustment.

MorpheusZero

iTrader: (10)

You can't change the rear camber without bending the beam ($$), which is why this intrigues me. I was also thinking that your ackerman could be jacked up if you're lowered severely, causing the inside of the front inside tire to wear significantly when hard cornering, but if the rear is starting to wear the same way...

TysMadmax

yeah it is crazy passenger side tire is flawless. There is not anywear at all I just dont understand the back wear?

Apparition

iTrader: (5)

Most likely been in a wreck, the rear cannot be adjusted and the front has a ton of negative camber to cause the kind of wear you speak of..

Is the car used? Did you get the tires new? They weren't like on the car before you bought it right?.. Because it sounds exactly like what drift tires look like after a few sideways sessions. Maybe the guy got the tires to stick on the car off his drift car or from somewhere with used tires.

Otherwise, your entire situation is really odd.

TysMadmax

Lol no I bought the tires new but I do take one heck of a curvey road to work? 47 miles one way and the cures are tight 3 whcih are almost 90 degree turns have to come to a complete stop. But I am going to tak it to a good shop for them to tell me what is wrong

FantasyGod

This sounds like your car has been in some kind of fender bender that shifted your suspension. But measure the gap between the fender and tire for both the passenger and driver side.

TysMadmax

Well I am also takeing into factor I am not rotating the tires like I should because I drive 110 miles a day. This is a huge factor in this problem.

heynow

iTrader: (1)

I think that you've just hit it on the head.

I too have some bad tire wear, but that's prolly because my commute requires some hard right 90* turns @ 20mi/hr. As a result my left fornt tire has wear on the outer edge. I've inflated both front tires to 35 in an effort to combat this issue. I've had my control arms and swaybar endlinks replaced, so i've had an allignment done. well, i guess that's life

MorpheusZero

iTrader: (10)

Except his inner tires are getting worn out, which is usually either a camber problem or an ackerman problem.

heynow

iTrader: (1)

.....right

TysMadmax

What is the ackerman?? And how weel do the camber kits work that you can purchase for the side of the front struts?

nlmaxima

iTrader: (10)

Can you post your alignment printout you got from your alignment?

TysMadmax

yeah I will have to find it

BlackDOut98LGE

Hmm, you would think a 4-wheel alignment would do the trick...