What causes a tire to wear unevenly on the ground?
There are many reasons that tires wear unevenly. Excessive center wear is usually caused by over inflation; a feathered wear pattern across the front tires is an indication of tie rod wear; and cupping, or a dished pattern, makes worn shocks suspect.
What causes a tire to oscillate around a corner?
This can also be caused by out of balance tires. Jounce the front end to see if it oscillates and test drive the vehicle to see if it floats and leans excessively around corners. Tire wear can indicate a worn steering or suspension component, improper tire pressure, or a misaligned vehicle.
What does it mean when your tire tread is worn on one side?
One of the edges: When the tire is worn on one side but not the other, the camber angle is off either negative or positive. Tire is cupped: When the tire is scalloped or cupped across the tread, it usually indicates bad shocks or struts. This can also be caused by out of balance tires.
What does it mean when your front tire is leaning out?
When the inside tread on your front tires is wearing faster than the center or the outside edge, the problem is likely a “camber” problem. “Camber” refers to how straight up and down your tire is with the full weight of your car on it. If you look at the front of your car and the tops of the tires are leaning out, you have positive camber angle.
There are many reasons that tires wear unevenly. Excessive center wear is usually caused by over inflation; a feathered wear pattern across the front tires is an indication of tie rod wear; and cupping, or a dished pattern, makes worn shocks suspect.
This can also be caused by out of balance tires. Jounce the front end to see if it oscillates and test drive the vehicle to see if it floats and leans excessively around corners. Tire wear can indicate a worn steering or suspension component, improper tire pressure, or a misaligned vehicle.
One of the edges: When the tire is worn on one side but not the other, the camber angle is off either negative or positive. Tire is cupped: When the tire is scalloped or cupped across the tread, it usually indicates bad shocks or struts. This can also be caused by out of balance tires.
When the inside tread on your front tires is wearing faster than the center or the outside edge, the problem is likely a “camber” problem. “Camber” refers to how straight up and down your tire is with the full weight of your car on it. If you look at the front of your car and the tops of the tires are leaning out, you have positive camber angle.