- May 16, 2014
- 114
Hello all, I have an issue that I am hoping to get some insight on. About 4,000 miles ago I installed some new wheels and tires on my Rainier. I went with 20" TBSS replica wheels and Cooper Discoverer H/T plus tires. I have noticed that the drivers side rear tire is wearing weird on the outer edge only. I have checked the pressure and all four tires read the same as they did when installed.
Prior to installing these wheels and tires I had a slow leak in the drivers side rear tire that I would have to fill every other day or so. With that being said, there was some wear on the outer edge of the old tires that I attributed to the slow leak and running low on pressure from time to time. It was also prevalent on the inside edge which is to be expected as well. After taking a closer look at the issue tire sitting in my garage, I noticed that the outside edge did actually wear differently and more so than the inside edge, although the inside was worn due to low pressure as well.
With all that being said, what could the issue be? I have not had the truck aligned (yet) but it has always, and still does drive straight and true. Is there anything that they can do for rear alignment since it's a solid axle? The front tires are wearing normal, as well as the passenger rear. Only issue is with the drivers rear tire. With the windows down and making a left hand turn I do hear the tires scrubbing (for lack of a better word) on the pavement but figured that was part of having the wider, brand new tread tires.
I need to get this remedied before ruining a brand new 20" tire completely. I know I need to get it aligned at some point, but was waiting until I could get the new struts installed. I have done the rear shocks, but the old tires were running on the old shocks and still had the same effect.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
Prior to installing these wheels and tires I had a slow leak in the drivers side rear tire that I would have to fill every other day or so. With that being said, there was some wear on the outer edge of the old tires that I attributed to the slow leak and running low on pressure from time to time. It was also prevalent on the inside edge which is to be expected as well. After taking a closer look at the issue tire sitting in my garage, I noticed that the outside edge did actually wear differently and more so than the inside edge, although the inside was worn due to low pressure as well.
With all that being said, what could the issue be? I have not had the truck aligned (yet) but it has always, and still does drive straight and true. Is there anything that they can do for rear alignment since it's a solid axle? The front tires are wearing normal, as well as the passenger rear. Only issue is with the drivers rear tire. With the windows down and making a left hand turn I do hear the tires scrubbing (for lack of a better word) on the pavement but figured that was part of having the wider, brand new tread tires.
I need to get this remedied before ruining a brand new 20" tire completely. I know I need to get it aligned at some point, but was waiting until I could get the new struts installed. I have done the rear shocks, but the old tires were running on the old shocks and still had the same effect.
Any info is greatly appreciated.