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Old 08-30-2008, 08:42 AM
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hello room
my problem is i have a 1992 camaro rs that is eating up the right side tire,ive had new ball joints put in and had 2 wheel aligments, the sturts have 10.000 miles on them.and still after about 2000 mile the outer edge of the tire is gone.someone told me bad wheel bearings could be the cause , is this true? they seem fine no wobble or play. i hope some 1 can help , i'am tired of buying tires ,lol .the left side rides perfect, ( please any ideas would help)

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Old 08-30-2008, 11:56 AM
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Either you're making a heck of a lot of fast left turns, or your front is still out of alignment.
For the outer corner of your tire to be wearing so fast, you must have too much "positive" camber (top of tire tilted out). For good handling and all-around tire wear, your car wants to have just a little "negative" camber (top of tire tilted in) so that when you take a turn, the tires stay flatter on the pavement as the weight of the car makes the suspension sway.
Take a bubble level (contractors level) and vertically span the top and bottom of the tire's sidewall to check and see which way the tire is tilting. If it's tilting out, take the car back in and have the shop do it correctly.

 
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Old 09-01-2008, 07:36 AM
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What kind of wear are you getting?? wore tread or flat spots??
 
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Old 09-01-2008, 01:35 PM
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Check the alignment, as Camaro 69 said. If it looks good, then you may have some bent parts. There are times when straight ahead alignment cam be made to look good, but when you have bent up suspension parts, or a bent up car, the wheels can take some very strange angles when going around corners and mess up the tires.
 
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