why won't anyone align my car?
#46
At 20K the right front tire is showing a strip of cord near the inside edge. The right tire is showing a great amount of treadwear near the inside edge; not cord, but there is no tread left.
I am going to replace the front tires this week. In 50 miles or so I'll get the front end aligned then.
I drive the car as a daily driver, not hard at all.
It has 140K on the odometer.
Is 20K the max I can expect to get out of a set of front tires? The rears have good tread on them still.
Dan
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But in your case, it sounds like your front-end alignment is off. Probably toed out. Have you checked for play in the wheel bearings or tie rods?
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I'd be happy getting 20k out of a set of tires. You want them to last longer than that on a heavy GT, that likes to be on the gas and turning, you're gonna need some tougher tires.
There's nothing magic to these alignments beyond the points already covered. I mean, it's simple, the alignment must be done at the ride height the car lives at. Bad wear with a proper alignment is tired parts.
There's nothing magic to these alignments beyond the points already covered. I mean, it's simple, the alignment must be done at the ride height the car lives at. Bad wear with a proper alignment is tired parts.
#49
Andrew,
I checked to see that the front end is indeed tight when the car is parked.
The car seems to wander a bit when you are going down the road. I'll get with the alignment guy when he is doing the alignment to inspect the bushings and tie rod ends. I have written this behavior off as the tires being worn out. Maybe I'm wrong.
The right front does have a new tie rod end that was replaced by the PO.
D
I checked to see that the front end is indeed tight when the car is parked.
The car seems to wander a bit when you are going down the road. I'll get with the alignment guy when he is doing the alignment to inspect the bushings and tie rod ends. I have written this behavior off as the tires being worn out. Maybe I'm wrong.
The right front does have a new tie rod end that was replaced by the PO.
D
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You might add checking the steering U-joint for play and shake the rack rods for fore / aft movement due to saddle wear identified as an issue by Earl Gilstrom.
#51
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More wear on the inside of the front tires means too much toe out (or aggressive negative camber, but that's unlikely). That means most probably the car did not settle enough before it was aligned. The tendency for the car to wander on less than perfect roads reinforces the toe out. Oh, and if you have your tech inspect the bushings and tie rods, he will have to lift the car to do it, so that is not a good idea to do at the same time as an alignment.
Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft
Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft