Front tire premature wear.

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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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Front tire premature wear.

Well I went for an alignment yesterday and I had to change my front tires due to uneven wear - my Toe seems to easily be coming out of alignment! This is the second time this summer I've had to do this.

Also there seem to be a problem with my Front:Right Caster. It's supposed to be between 2.8 and 4.3 but is now at 2.7. Funny thing I've never hit anything or wrecked.

Anyone ever experience such problems with their front alignment - and what can be done for the Caster?

I tried going back closer to stock camber setting thinking it might save my tires a bit- but now the car doesn't handle like it did when I had come camber...almost boring to drive!
Old Oct 20, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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how much camber were you running previously?
Old Oct 20, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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It was pretty close to -1
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 04:12 AM
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I understand that Toe wears tires more than anything else...but it (toe) seems to come out of alignment fairly easily!!

And should I worry about my front:right Caster? could that be a warranty issue?
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 10:11 AM
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If you're running sotck tophats and don't have something like an ALK installed, then your caster should not be wandering all over the place. If it's factory bits, get it checked out.
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by platypus
If you're running sotck tophats and don't have something like an ALK installed, then your caster should not be wandering all over the place. If it's factory bits, get it checked out.
all I have are Prodrive springs on stock struts and top caps.
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