Tire Wear Uneven

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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:38:50 -0500
From: Steve Capuano 
Subject: None
To: Toy4x4@tlca.org

At 10:03 AM 7/11/97 PDT, you wrote:
>Does anyone know why I have gone through two tires on the left front?  
>The tire guy says it's probably an alingment problem.  I had an 
>alingment done and rotated the tires, but a second tire went bad.  I am 
>missing a lun nut, could that be the cause?  I have Rancho 5000's on my 
>87 4-Runner, and they have a lifetime warrenty, could it be the shocks?  
>

I used to bust tires at the local Western Auto and I have many things, but
never a bad tire from a missing lug nut.  I guess if it was to be out of
balance then it could cause premature wear (w/o lug nut).  Its so close ti
the center that it may be neglegible at the o.d. of the tire.  Bad shocks
will kill a tire.  

> Can you describe the wear pattern cause that tells everything.

left or right side of tread wear only indicates alignment
middle of tread wear only indicates overinflation
outside of tread wear only indicates underinflation
cupping is shocks? if i remember
flat spots are balance? always confused on the last two.


Steve Capuano			1996 Tacoma ext cab V6 4X4
capuano@hypercon.com		31x10.50x15 Wrangler RT/S
				Rear LockRight  K&N filter
NRA lifetime member		Dynomax 2.5" cat back  Synthetic all around

Headers are next on my list.  Oh also a free flow cat!

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