Alignment off?

[Kalgorn]

I was looking at my front driver's tire last night and noticed the outside of the tread was worn down and practically bald but the inside was fine. When I checked my passenger tire, it's completely fine.

 

Would a bad alignment cause just one tire to have a problem? Or is this even a bad alignment? I remember my Cavalier had a bad alignment but the inside of the tread was worn on both tires.

 

What do you guys think? The driver's tire isn't much older than the passenger... only a few months.

[Redwingvksm]

Camber is off on the driver side. Making all the weight sit on the outside of the tire and not the inside.

 

Did you have the strut changed? Accident/hit hard on wheel? Just get the camber set and you'll all good!

[Kalgorn]

Never changed the strut. I was trying to think if I hit anything or not but I can't think of any time that I did. I'm guessing I just go to a shop and have them set the camber, correct?

[Redwingvksm]

They'll just charge you for a whole alignment - but I think in your case you are gonna have to drill the 2 knuckle bolt holes on the strut IF they are not already pre-drilled.

 

If they have to drill it look to spend 100 (Atleast that's what the shops around here charge...)

 

But make SURE to ask for before and after specs - i know some shops will NOT touch the camber...

 

Good luck! :?

[Prospeeder]

my tires are like that too, its wierd, i guess camber could be off

[joey b]

It's the fronts, they don't have adjustable camber. Belle Tire charged me 30 bucks to elongate the holes where the strut goes through up top. I probably would have rather done it myself but I wasn't thinking.