Left rear tire excessive wear
06-12-2008, 11:05 AM
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Left rear tire excessive wear
Has anyone else noticed their left-rear tire wearing out faster than the others? It's flat, even wear, just noticeably less tread left than the other three. I noticed this same exact scenario with the last set of tires - the left-rear was practically a racing slick - admitedly I hadn't done a good job rotating tires, so it was in that location for awhile.
I'm about to rotate tires now - I'll probably rotate the current left-rear into the spare position. But just wondering if I have some sort of issue which needs to be addressed at that corner.
I'm about to rotate tires now - I'll probably rotate the current left-rear into the spare position. But just wondering if I have some sort of issue which needs to be addressed at that corner.
06-12-2008, 12:04 PM
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Re: Hardcore.
How 'bout never. 
Thing is, I have no symptoms of misalignment - the car tracks dead straight, no uneven tire wear anywhere, no NVH. I've never seen a situation where an alignment problem was indicated by ONE tire wearing evenly, but more agressively on one corner.
Thing is, I have no symptoms of misalignment - the car tracks dead straight, no uneven tire wear anywhere, no NVH. I've never seen a situation where an alignment problem was indicated by ONE tire wearing evenly, but more agressively on one corner.
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06-12-2008, 12:19 PM
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What year is your car? Miles? Tire size? Brand? You the cars original owner?
No other tires exibits any unusual wear?
Do you have the ability to perform routine maintenance/inspections on your car?
Might be a dragging/sticking brake caliper...
Car may have been in a wreck, and was hit on that side...
Do you have the ability to perform routine maintenance/inspections on your car?
Might be a dragging/sticking brake caliper...
Car may have been in a wreck, and was hit on that side...
06-12-2008, 06:25 PM
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Re: What year is your car? Miles? Tire size? Brand? You the cars original owner?
2002, 75K miles 235/45-17 Michelin Pilots
I've had the car since 2004, ~45K miles.
I just checked more closely tonight, and the other three corners are totally normal, minimal wear on the tires which were new about 8K miles ago.
I checked the camber, and both rears are dead equal at 1.1 degrees negative.
With a naked eye, both rears look equally toed-in a bit, but I'm simply using the wheel arch as a visual reference point.
I've had the car since 2004, ~45K miles.
I just checked more closely tonight, and the other three corners are totally normal, minimal wear on the tires which were new about 8K miles ago.
I checked the camber, and both rears are dead equal at 1.1 degrees negative.
With a naked eye, both rears look equally toed-in a bit, but I'm simply using the wheel arch as a visual reference point.