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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 01:02 AM
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Default Uneven Treadwear, What's it mean?

I just got a new set of tires, and upon replacing my old ones I noticed the outside of the front wheels were worn almost completely off? Would this typically be alignment? Is the toe or camber off?
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 05:05 AM
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that would be bad alignment or excessive camber. if you have an incorrect toe, then the tire would wear out in a "slanted" way, kinda like how people that walk with their toes pointed out and dragging will have shoe soles that are more worn out on the inside and less worn out on the outer edges.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 07:43 AM
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Originally posted by meZoom!
that would be bad alignment or excessive camber. if you have an incorrect toe, then the tire would wear out in a "slanted" way, kinda like how people that walk with their toes pointed out and dragging will have shoe soles that are more worn out on the inside and less worn out on the outer edges.
I'll second that. Another less likely possibility is if your tires were underinflated, then the edges of the tires will show more wear than the center section.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 01:19 AM
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Originally posted by Nabeel


I'll second that. Another less likely possibility is if your tires were underinflated, then the edges of the tires will show more wear than the center section.
Right, but wouldn't underinflation result in BOTH edges of the tires showing more wear, I'm dealing with ONLY the outside edges showing wear.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 05:25 PM
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Alignment and/or suspension problems.

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