Thread #38227

Tire Feathering and Camber wear - Is it all in the toe?

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SuicidnS13November 17, 2013
#502789

Tire Feathering and Camber wear - Is it all in the toe?

Ever since Ive been lowered and gotten alignments done. I still seem to feather the tires with uneven wear as well as the obvious camber wear. The uneven wear seems to bug me more as it causes a steering wheel shimmy that gets worse as the tire wears. And always at highway speeds. So after I flip or replace Im good for a few months or so and then it hits again. Ive tried, Nankangs, Achilles, Falkens etc and I pretty much always get some kind of tire feathering. They are aligning my toe to OEM specs. Is there anything else that could be causing this?
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Ever since Ive been lowered and gotten alignments done. I still seem to feather the tires with uneven wear as well as the obvious camber wear. The uneven wear seems to bug me more as it causes a steering wheel shimmy that gets worse as the tire wears. And always at highway speeds. So after I flip or replace Im good for a few months or so and then it hits again. Ive tried, Nankangs, Achilles, Falkens etc and I pretty much always get some kind of tire feathering. They are aligning my toe to OEM specs. Is there anything else that could be causing this?
DranomNovember 17, 2013
#502793
Worn tierods?
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Worn tierods?
SuicidnS13November 17, 2013
#502794
Im not even sure bro... Could I even see that for wear? Ive replaced my front Strut Rod bushings with Poly and replaced the tranny mount which was def bad... Ive yet to have a smooth ride totally in this car in the last year she has been modded LOL... And only at freeway speeds from 70+
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Im not even sure bro... Could I even see that for wear? Ive replaced my front Strut Rod bushings with Poly and replaced the tranny mount which was def bad... Ive yet to have a smooth ride totally in this car in the last year she has been modded LOL... And only at freeway speeds from 70+
brainneededNovember 17, 2013
#502816
Dranom;502793 wrote:Worn tierods?


agreed, sounds like it could be tie rod related.
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[QUOTE=Dranom;502793]Worn tierods?[/QUOTE]

agreed, sounds like it could be tie rod related.
DranomNovember 17, 2013
#502821
SuicidnS13;502794 wrote:Im not even sure bro... Could I even see that for wear? Ive replaced my front Strut Rod bushings with Poly and replaced the tranny mount which was def bad... Ive yet to have a smooth ride totally in this car in the last year she has been modded LOL... And only at freeway speeds from 70+


Yeah you probably have fcked up tierods. Check it and see if it has grease leaking.
if it does you probably need to change it or get after market like nagisa, TDemand, etc...

also non cambering rca will help prolong the life of the tierod once you replace it.
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[QUOTE=SuicidnS13;502794]Im not even sure bro... Could I even see that for wear? Ive replaced my front Strut Rod bushings with Poly and replaced the tranny mount which was def bad... Ive yet to have a smooth ride totally in this car in the last year she has been modded LOL... And only at freeway speeds from 70+[/QUOTE]

Yeah you probably have fcked up tierods. Check it and see if it has grease leaking.
if it does you probably need to change it or get after market like nagisa, TDemand, etc...

also non cambering rca will help prolong the life of the tierod once you replace it.
evilchargerfanNovember 17, 2013
#502822
I used to have similar symptoms with my sc, on the fwy goin 70+ it would wanna randomly pull itself to either side

After replacing teh control arm bushings, the car drove/felt much better, as if I got brand new suspension

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I used to have similar symptoms with my sc, on the fwy goin 70+ it would wanna randomly pull itself to either side 

After replacing teh control arm bushings, the car drove/felt much better, as if I got brand new suspension

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SuicidnS13November 18, 2013
#502888
I just noticed that the ball joint on my drivers side upper control arm is leaking or bad. Hmmmmmm... Wonder if that has been the cause the whole time?
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I just noticed that the ball joint on my drivers side upper control arm is leaking or bad. Hmmmmmm... Wonder if that has been the cause the whole time?
DranomNovember 19, 2013
#502896
did you check the tierod?
here's what it looks like for reference

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did you check the tierod?
here's what it looks like for reference

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SuicidnS13November 25, 2013
#503376
Yup you guys were right! Passenger side outer tie rod boot was torn...


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Yup you guys were right! Passenger side outer tie rod boot was torn... 


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