About 3 months ago I noticed some pretty good wear on the inside edges of a couple of the tires. I took it in and had an alignment done but it was too little too late . I just had 4 new Dunlop Rover HT's put on. Will the alignment be ok for the new tires or do I have to have this redone? took it on a trip this weekend and everything seems ok at all speeds . No shaking at any speeds , tracks straight and the steering wheel is straight. So the question is my 3 month alignment for the new set of tires ok ? Love the tires so far, very quiet.Much quieter than the OEM Continental Contratracs that came on the vehicle from the factory.
new tire question
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gmcman
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Check your ball joints for wear. Lift each front tire by the lower control arm and use a prybar under the tire and lift up, observe the lower ball joint. The uppper ball joint can be checked by grasping the tire at the 12 & 6 O'clock and moving in and out.
I was shocked at how much my lower joint was worn.
I was shocked at how much my lower joint was worn.
gmcman
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vipergg said:
I wouldn't think so either but that's a decent amount of miles for a near 5000 lb vehicle not having suspension issues.
You stated both the inside of the front tires are worn, that's a suspension issue/excessive negative camber. How often do you rotate your tires? Should be every 4-5K miles max.
gmcman said:
Right thats why I had it aligned about 4 months ago before the new tires , I believe they mentioned something about the camber at the time . Rotations were usually between 6-7K miles . I usually try to keep up with the rotations, have free rotations and balance from Goodyear on the new ones that I bought, Dunlop Rover Ht's .
The thing is, if you bad suspension parts, like a bad tie rod, or bad ball joints, whatever alignment you had done isn't worth anything because you had a loose suspension. So if you end up having to replace any suspension, you'll have to get it re-aligned.