right front tire wear
Yes, I know I should rotate my tires more often. I noticed the wear on my right front tire today. It's much worse than the other three. The outer edge is the worst, but it has more wear than the o...
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What was the toe set at and what was it before alignment? What does the printout say?
You seemed concerned about this but didn’t confirm whether the most likely issue was the cause?
If you want to be in tune with what your tires are doing or need, you have to understand at least the basics.
Which brings the next comment. You can’t predict what the best rotation pattern is, ahead of time. And in fact X pattern is rarely ever the best pattern especially for 4wd trucks but generally any vehicle. For the simple reason that steer axle vs drive axle generally always feather in the opposite direction as one is getting its most wear while braking and the other while accelerating.
Unfortunately like a lot of mechanic services, tire techs aren’t always the best to determine this and undeniably, tire shops have no vested interest in making a customers tires last as long as possible. That hurts profit margin when ya sell less tires….lol.
You seemed concerned about this but didn’t confirm whether the most likely issue was the cause?
If you want to be in tune with what your tires are doing or need, you have to understand at least the basics.
Which brings the next comment. You can’t predict what the best rotation pattern is, ahead of time. And in fact X pattern is rarely ever the best pattern especially for 4wd trucks but generally any vehicle. For the simple reason that steer axle vs drive axle generally always feather in the opposite direction as one is getting its most wear while braking and the other while accelerating.
Unfortunately like a lot of mechanic services, tire techs aren’t always the best to determine this and undeniably, tire shops have no vested interest in making a customers tires last as long as possible. That hurts profit margin when ya sell less tires….lol.
