Tires Chopping on Outside
07-11-2016, 05:51 AM
#11
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My first thought also. Is the chopping on the outside of the front tires only? How many miles since you rotated? If the answers are yes and more than 5000, you need to rotate more often. I have had the same issue on several vehicles; if there's a lot of turns in your daily drive then the outside of the front tires will wear. Once the tread blocks start to feather on the sides it is time to rotate. Higher tire pressure on the front will help a bit also, especially if there is accelerated wear on the INside of the fronts.
07-11-2016, 11:49 AM
#12
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Cupping of the outside on the front tire treads is almost always due to loose suspension parts or worn out struts. Any worn parts will cause the alignment to vary as the parts come apart or together. As RNL stated, when having the alignment done, the tech should always make the inspection before doing the alignment. Loose parts = no possible alignment. Worn out struts do not keep the front tires firmly on the road.
More frequent tire rotation will spread the wear more so to all 4 tires. It will not fix the issue.
Tires severely out of balance can also cause the cupping. This issue would provide a constant bounce in the steering wheel at highway speeds and or possibly slower speeds.
More frequent tire rotation will spread the wear more so to all 4 tires. It will not fix the issue.
Tires severely out of balance can also cause the cupping. This issue would provide a constant bounce in the steering wheel at highway speeds and or possibly slower speeds.
07-11-2016, 07:29 PM
#13
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Cupping of the outside on the front tire treads is almost always due to loose suspension parts or worn out struts. Any worn parts will cause the alignment to vary as the parts come apart or together. As RNL stated, when having the alignment done, the tech should always make the inspection before doing the alignment. Loose parts = no possible alignment. Worn out struts do not keep the front tires firmly on the road. More frequent tire rotation will spread the wear more so to all 4 tires. It will not fix the issue. Tires severely out of balance can also cause the cupping. This issue would provide a constant bounce in the steering wheel at highway speeds and or possibly slower speeds.
07-11-2016, 07:48 PM
#14
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Great news. Thanks for the feedback.
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tomasulo (07-12-2016)
07-13-2016, 12:40 AM
#15
Thank you!! Turns out they found the lower right ball joint to be completely toast. They replaced that, did the alignment and rotated the tires. Complete difference now at highway speeds....before, it would start to shimmy and shake between 110-120km/h. Now, it rides smoothly throughout all those speed ranges. Seems we found the issue. Thanks for all your help guys!! I will plan to rotate these tires more often also!
Good to hear, sounds like a combo between ball joint and rotation....
07-13-2016, 06:40 PM
#16
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