Tire Wearing Problem...
#11
04-26-2006 | 09:51 AM
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RE: Tire Wearing Problem...
ORIGINAL: 87 turbo II
maybe they do not align while the car is under it's own weight which may be minimum for most cars and be a heavy hitter for SUVs, Trucks, and etc. I've often heard there are ways to align both on, and off the weight for the car. they were just going by factory wheel positions alone, not good enough for such a heavy vehicle.
ORIGINAL: spark3542
Lack of rotation alone will not cause uneven treadwear like that, there is something in the alignment that is causing it. Years ago I had an old jeep with severe wear on the insides. Twice I took it to alignment shops who both said there were no alignment issues. I finally did the tape-measure alignment and found significant toe-out, adjusted it myself to just slightly toe-in and it was fine after that. I have no clue what those alignment shops were smokin'.
My ex-wife went 95,000 miles on her original tires on her '91 Explorer, so I know Explorers are capable of proper alignment. (I probably rotated the tires maybe every 20k...it wasn't very often).
Mark in MA
Lack of rotation alone will not cause uneven treadwear like that, there is something in the alignment that is causing it. Years ago I had an old jeep with severe wear on the insides. Twice I took it to alignment shops who both said there were no alignment issues. I finally did the tape-measure alignment and found significant toe-out, adjusted it myself to just slightly toe-in and it was fine after that. I have no clue what those alignment shops were smokin'.
My ex-wife went 95,000 miles on her original tires on her '91 Explorer, so I know Explorers are capable of proper alignment. (I probably rotated the tires maybe every 20k...it wasn't very often).
Mark in MA
Alignments happen with weight on the tires under normal conditions, there is no point in doing it in the air.
My alignment was on a 1958 Jeep FC-150...no factory wheel positions on those. Here's a link to my baby:
http://jeepfc.www5.50megs.com/registry/mmay/markmay.htm
Mark in MA
2006 Mazda6
2003 Honda Pilot
1993 Suburban
1967 Jeep CJ-6
1963 Jeep CJ-3B
1962 Jeep CJ-6
1958 Jeep FC-150
#12
04-26-2006 | 10:18 AM
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Joined: Nov 2005
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RE: Tire Wearing Problem...
ORIGINAL: spark3542
Alignments happen with weight on the tires under normal conditions, there is no point in doing it in the air.
My alignment was on a 1958 Jeep FC-150...no factory wheel positions on those. Here's a link to my baby:
http://jeepfc.www5.50megs.com/registry/mmay/markmay.htm
Mark in MA
2006 Mazda6
2003 Honda Pilot
1993 Suburban
1967 Jeep CJ-6
1963 Jeep CJ-3B
1962 Jeep CJ-6
1958 Jeep FC-150
Alignments happen with weight on the tires under normal conditions, there is no point in doing it in the air.
My alignment was on a 1958 Jeep FC-150...no factory wheel positions on those. Here's a link to my baby:
http://jeepfc.www5.50megs.com/registry/mmay/markmay.htm
Mark in MA
2006 Mazda6
2003 Honda Pilot
1993 Suburban
1967 Jeep CJ-6
1963 Jeep CJ-3B
1962 Jeep CJ-6
1958 Jeep FC-150
#13
04-26-2006 | 11:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 73
RE: Tire Wearing Problem...
I'm more of a factory-original type guy.
Previously I built up my first jeep (CJ-5) for offroading...rebuilt the factory 304 with Edelbrock performance cam and carb, installed lockers and 33's. But it was a 73 with narrow frame rails and no sway bars, which made it white-knuckle scary on the highway. I eventually got rid of it and focused on the more rare models, restoring them to original condition. The latest project is the 67 CJ-6 which has the factory-original buick oddfire V6, which makes it an extremely rare vehicle.
Mark in MA
Previously I built up my first jeep (CJ-5) for offroading...rebuilt the factory 304 with Edelbrock performance cam and carb, installed lockers and 33's. But it was a 73 with narrow frame rails and no sway bars, which made it white-knuckle scary on the highway. I eventually got rid of it and focused on the more rare models, restoring them to original condition. The latest project is the 67 CJ-6 which has the factory-original buick oddfire V6, which makes it an extremely rare vehicle.
Mark in MA
#15
04-26-2006 | 03:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 73
RE: Tire Wearing Problem...
Don't have any pics on my work computer, but here's a link to my 3B. Scroll down the page to Mark May
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Photos63.html
I don't live in NH anymore, so the info is getting a bit old. I only run the pizza cutters in the winter for plowing. I put 31's on in the summer for cruising.
Mark in MA
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Photos63.html
I don't live in NH anymore, so the info is getting a bit old. I only run the pizza cutters in the winter for plowing. I put 31's on in the summer for cruising.
Mark in MA
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