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Old 02-01-03, 05:25 PM
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I noticed on my left driver rear wheel some uneven wear on the tire. It is wearing faster than any of the other tires, it seems as if the inside of the tire is rolling in, getting worn on the inside track. Is this an aligment problem, or normal? The tires have about 15K on them. I want to rotate them but not sure this is wise if the rear tire setup will keep doing this. Any thoughts?
Old 02-02-03, 01:21 AM
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I recommend a 4-wheel computer alignment and rotating tires as described in your manual. Lexus recommends using the spare in the rotation. Keep the problem tire as a spare for emergency purposes.
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mostly it's the alingment
Old 02-02-03, 07:34 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
mostly it's the alingment
Yeah that's proboly what it is...
Titan, by anychance did you drop your car and not get a alingment afterwards?? I had the same problem to the point where my front inner tires were almost bald....
Old 02-02-03, 07:53 AM
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Lightbulb alignment

you would not believe how hard it is to find a good place that can put a vehicle in alignment. I am still looking...lol
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Originally posted by fireballs gs400
you would not believe how hard it is to find a good place that can put a vehicle in alignment. I am still looking...lol
You don't have to tell me.. I could not find a place who could align my 20" wheels... And still can't.....
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Na... I have yet ventured out into dropping the car. I have the stock 17s on the wip. So a four wheel alignment is needed huh? I have 4500 more miles until my 60K, do you think I should wait it out? or drop a couple of hundred now to get it realigned?
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If you want to wait just rotate them for now..
But if I were you I'd take it to the dealership and see if they could align it for you...
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