car alignment
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Instructor
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From: Easley SC
car alignment
Put the car up on the lift yesterday just to do an overall inspection and noticed the inside of both front tires have about 20% tread left while the middle and outsides look almost brand new still. I got the car aligned about 6000 miles ago and the place I took it has always done awesome work on every vehicle I brought there. So are these cars made where they ride more on the inside of the tire or does it sound like the alignment wasn't done right?
Safety Car
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From: Youngsville North Carolina
Someone more in the know I'm sure will chime in, but thats what I was told also...the factory alignment is set that way for improved handling and therefore wears the inner edges quicker....
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From: Kelso Washington
St. Jude Donor '09, '13, '15
KK....I noticed this about my front tires recently as well. I posted here about it and most agreed it was normal for the factory alignment. Most of my cars in the past have had similar wear because I tend to "appreciate" corners.
Some said you can have it aligned to optimize more even wear but you'll give up a bit of grip in the twisties.
Seems a shame to toss tires that look just fine from the outside.
Some said you can have it aligned to optimize more even wear but you'll give up a bit of grip in the twisties.
Seems a shame to toss tires that look just fine from the outside.
