uneven tire wear
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You wouldn't happen to take hard left turns would you?
How are your tie rod ends? a worn out tie rod end would give you a bit of a shake and give you uneven tire wear.
Mine doesn't shake or vibrate at all when I'm running 70-80mph and I know my tires need to be balanced because I get a pretty good bounce when I'm going 45-48mph.
How are your tie rod ends? a worn out tie rod end would give you a bit of a shake and give you uneven tire wear.
Mine doesn't shake or vibrate at all when I'm running 70-80mph and I know my tires need to be balanced because I get a pretty good bounce when I'm going 45-48mph.
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I have them rotated and balanced every 6000 miles it was part of the deal for getting the tires from the shop i did
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You wouldn't happen to take hard left turns would you?
How are your tie rod ends? a worn out tie rod end would give you a bit of a shake and give you uneven tire wear.
Mine doesn't shake or vibrate at all when I'm running 70-80mph and I know my tires need to be balanced because I get a pretty good bounce when I'm going 45-48mph.
How are your tie rod ends? a worn out tie rod end would give you a bit of a shake and give you uneven tire wear.
Mine doesn't shake or vibrate at all when I'm running 70-80mph and I know my tires need to be balanced because I get a pretty good bounce when I'm going 45-48mph.
The tries were waring fine be for I got the front end aliment.
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Hhhmmm..... now THAT seems suspicious.... I would be curious just exactly how they 'adjusted' things to spec.... There is the easy way, and there is the right way..... I suspect they took the easy way..
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I dont know how they did it but if it was my shop and someone brought the same truck in three times for the same thing I would find out what was going on. When I take the truck what should I ask them what should I watch them do tosee if it is done right?
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If I recall correctly...... I think camber (caster? I get those confused...) is set with the upper balljoints, when done the 'right' way, using the cam bolts on the lower control arms is the 'easy' way, however, doing it that way introduces a 'twist' in the axle, if both sides are not set exactly the same.
Take a look at the cam bolts, they are on the axle end of the lower control arms, and see where they are currently indexed to. If they are not the same, that might be the trouble right there......
Also, there was a thread on here somewhere..... about the stock specs not really being 'ideal'.... and gave another set of specs to use. I don't know where the thread currently is... actually, not even sure if it was on this forum.....
Have a look here.... See how that compares to the stock specs.
Take a look at the cam bolts, they are on the axle end of the lower control arms, and see where they are currently indexed to. If they are not the same, that might be the trouble right there......
Also, there was a thread on here somewhere..... about the stock specs not really being 'ideal'.... and gave another set of specs to use. I don't know where the thread currently is... actually, not even sure if it was on this forum.....
Have a look here.... See how that compares to the stock specs.
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