inner tire wear

[big-j]

ok so last summer i noticed the inside of my front tires were bald so i had em replaced and allignd at sears now i was under my car changin the oil and noticed the same thing not bald but you can tell there ridein on the inner tire and the car gets pulld allover the road its impossibl to keep straight sumtime.could i have sumthin goin bad or should i get it checkd out agan????

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Whats all done to the car? Do you have lowering springs, upgraded strut mounts/camber plates, aftermarket struts....etc.?

Sounds like its still out of alignment

 

[TexasBlownV8]

yup. that'll happen when you lower it. Still out of alignment, or perhaps "within spec" of -1.5*, but that could be too much and wearing out your tires.

 

[07 Boss]

My front end camber has been off since I lowered it. I like it like that though. Handles crisply diving into a corner. I flip my tires on the rims about every 10K miles to even out the wear a bit. They still won't last as long as they're supposed to but you can get a few more mile out of them doing it that way. Or just fix the camber.

 

[peetiewonder]

make sure ur toe is in spec, flip the tires so that the other edge is on the inside and ur golden.

camber wears, but toe kills.

 

[big-j]

i got the car used but it isnt lowerd all i have dun to it is cai tune took mufflers off and diy cmdp it had aftermarkets rims but thats all thats ben dun to it so should i take it back to sears or go to the ford dealer?

 

[Jucostud]

Sure the car wasn't wrecked? That seems pretty odd. Take it to a differant shop. I'm lowered 1.6 in the front with only camber bolts for adjustment and get 25-30k out of my fronts.

 

[onequicktang]

they should have know if it was wrecked. You can tell as soon as you go to do your camber caster sweep on the machine. i would take it back have them realign it and tell them you want a before and after print out.

 

[big-j]

you know idk cause my dad said it looks like there was orange peel on the front bumper so idk i figured maby sumone just hit a curb or sumthin i got a print out last time but idk were it at

 

[ski]

If your tires are not unidirectional, then you can also rotate them in an X-pattern every 5K miles to even out the inner tread wear(and any feathering).

 

[Ken04]

i got the car used but it isnt lowerd all i have dun to it is cai tune took mufflers off and diy cmdp it had aftermarkets rims but thats all thats ben dun to it so should i take it back to sears or go to the ford dealer?

my wife's 06 is at stock ride height in front and does the same thing. Take it to a GOOD alignment shop and have them set it. The dorks at meineke/midas/jippylube/Fredstireandfarmimplement look at a chart and follow instructions. They aren't mechanics.

 

[big-j]

ok ill take it to the ford dealer you can tell by lookin at the front of the car the tires are ridin on the inner tire

 

[Jucostud]

If your tires are not unidirectional, then you can also rotate them in an X-pattern every 5K miles to even out the inner tread wear(and any feathering).

This doesn't help, because the inside of the tire is still on the inside. Only way to actually help is to flip the tire.

 

[big-j]

i would rather get it fixed then do that

 

[big-j]

ok so i finnaly got around to takin it to the dealer and the alignment was dead on and they checkd all the suspention components and they are fine and they said it could be the rims or tires is this true?????dunno it this means anything but on certain roads my car is all over the place its like the road is bouncin my car back and forth.

 

[Redfire427]

My car does the exact same thing, also has the same wear characteristics. I have 18K miles and the inside 2 inches of the tire is almost to the chords.

I had Ford do an alignment last summer and it is well within spec. I did have to have one camber bolt installed to get it right. I guess there is not much I can do.

 

[big-j]

thats dumb so im stuck buyin tires every year allmost

 

[Vapour Trails]

Rotate your front tires to the rear, and vice versa (if you have a square setup) to spread the uneven wear across all 4 tires. The rear has no camber, so it should help the outer part of the tire catch up to the inner part.

 

[mac10chap]

i had the same problem...a set of camber bolts fixed it right up

 

[big-j]

ok so it couldent be my rims doin it???and how wide of a tire can you fit on a 18/8 rim i dont really have the money for new rims and tires so if it cant be the rims then ill just replace the tires i really want wider ones on the back got 245 on now