Another car question...

Cruez · 07-19-2002, 08:32 AM

Ok, bought a new set of tires for the SHO a couple of months ago.

The day after I bought them, I had the car aligned.

Before I left for the beach a few weeks ago, I rotated the tires.

The front drivers side tire had lots of wear on the inside edge.

Sound like they goofed on the alignment??...its been less than 9000 miles on the tires..

07-19-2002, 08:49 AM

Yup, thats an alignment issue alright. Could be defective tyres too. Tyres are batch-produced so sometimes a defective batch turns up. But if its uneven wear its the alignment.

big_buick · 07-19-2002, 09:03 AM

yes it sounds like the camber on the left side was at it's minimum spec when aligned.. you get in and it goes -1 or less.. i'd get it rechecked... may be some extra labour to get it perfect....upper stut mount grinding may be envolved...

Cruez · 07-19-2002, 09:06 AM

Here is another point, there was an extra charge to grind off the spot welds from the factory. Now, the car just hit 99,000 miles and when I put the tires on at 90,000 miles the alignment was fine.....just needed it realigned because I replaced the tie rod ends...

I'm sure they will have some excuse that its not their fault.....as usual..

Taking it up at lunch time.......

I'm ready for a good screaming match

swamp-fox · 07-19-2002, 11:57 AM

Has your wife or girlfriend been jumping curbs lately. My wife is a great curb jumper. I had to give her my truck so car wouldnt keep getting messed up.

One good pothole or curb will do it.

swamp

Cruez · 07-19-2002, 12:02 PM

nope.. No one drives car but me. Period.

I just came back and they said that the air pressure was low...pfffft... whatever, I just checked it the other day...40 psi...

They did put it back on the machine and did some "minor" adjustments....car drives fine again....didn't charge me anything...

and I didn't get to yell at anyone...

EndobioticChaos · 07-19-2002, 12:55 PM

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and I didn't get to yell at anyone...

Ahhhhh, what a bummer!! lol

swamp-fox · 07-19-2002, 02:13 PM

Just wondering my sidewalls have more scuffs than the dance floor on saturday night. Bad depth perception I guess. Its bad when wife pops right rear tire getting on interstate ramp. I told her I could drive my 18 wheeler around that curb and never touch it. Not nice I know but I had to buy new tire and it was a little bitty Saturn car. Wasn't like it was big lincoln continental. Now she just jumps the curbs instead of scuffing the sidewalls.lol

swamp