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Tire wear, subframe bushings w/o loosening rack?
Posted by steve (more from steve) on Thu, 3 Sep 2015 09:13:49
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I recently had the subframe bushings replaced. The shop supported the subframe, lowering it a little. I don’t think they loosened the steering rack. I don’t think this tire wear pattern was there then, but I could have missed it. It’s been about 2K miles, mostly on one long trip. I have extra inner and outer wear due to cornering. But this set of front tires has extreme wear located on the inner shoulder, just about vertical from the wheel lip. It doesn’t seem even all around the tire. It's as if something rubbed some of the tire away right at the shoulder. There's nothing rubbing, at least not that I can see. It's a little worse on one side than the other. I didn't pull the wheels, but it doesn't seem to be all the way around. I've not seen wear like this.
The worse tire has had a slow leak from the bead. Could this be a running too soft issue? Possibly combined with incorrect toe? Or whatever else is going on? I wonder if previous alignments are now off after the subframe bushings. If extreme enough, I assume the shoulder could wear quickly. Luckily these front tires are mostly worn out anyway. I’d like to figure this out before putting on new tires, but I’m not sure how long these tires will go before wearing through.
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