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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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well i have the typical tire lean like all trucks this gen have, or so i'm told, the tires are wearing evenly but just noticed some choppy wear on my passenger front tire, when u run your hand over the tire you can feel that some of the lugs are higher than the others, when you run your hand over the others they are even and smooth, what could be causing this?
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Could be multiple things. Shocks, bushings etc. Take it to a good front end shop and have them take a look. it is hard to diagnose without being there. Remember cheap shock are cheap shocks. See a lot of problems from that.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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you need an alignment, and your pass front shock may be bad and allowing excess play, making the tire bounce a little. that ones gonna be a b!tch to balance.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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My truck eats passenger tires, and the caster/camber/toe/full alignment is "to spec." I'm stumped! Oh yeah, and it pulls too. Before and after alignment
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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its not the ball joints i know that, i imagine its probly about time for new shocks, the alignment should be good, i'll rotate them and see what happens
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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if you have tire-specific wear, then it could be the shock on that tire.
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