Uneven tire wear

[GHOST1750]

Need some ideas on why my right front tire is wearing on the outside of the tire? rest of the tires are wearing smoothly. I have a Spartan chases.

[wolfe10]

Absolutely, with an IFS, have front end alignment checked. Hopefully by a shop that can give you a BEFORE and AFTER printout.

[GHOST1750]

wolfe10 wrote:
What chassis?

Solid front axle or IFS?

Independent front suspension Spartan Chases.

[JimM68]

is it a goodyear G670 tire?
Can you post a picture of the wear on the tire?
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Goodyear G670 tires are prone to "rivering" which is when 1 tread line on the tire (could be anyone, outside, inside, middle) wears quicker than the others. You can tell by looking at it, wear caused by alignment problems shows a pattern, rivering, the tread is just gone.

[wolfe10]

What chassis?

Solid front axle or IFS?

[KampingKris]

Had our alignment checked at Brett's truck parts and service. We have a Spartan.. They work on front ends of trucks and RVs.
916 928-3818

We thought they were great...

[Bill_Diana]

Alignment issue would be my first thought. Did this just start to happen? When was the last time the front end was aligned?

[GHOST1750]

I think there is a Spartan place in Sacramento. I thought about calling the fire department to find out where they get the fire trucks aligned.

[imgoin4it]

As stated it is an alignment problem. Easy to get fixed BUT you need to find someone who knows how to do the alignment on a Spartan chassis. Many (most) places do not and if they do not know will screw it up. Been there done that. Have a friend that had a bad experience simply because some mechanic thought he could do a alignment and probably could, just not on a Spartan chassis.

[MountainAir05]

http://www.procarcare.com/includes/content/resourcecenter/encyclopedia/ch25/25readtirewear.html

as stated an alignment issue.

[Popsie]

That sure sounds like an alignment problem.