2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Right Front Tire Wear

[dalexander]

I have searched and found posts but no answers. My right front tire is wearing on the outside edge. I will have to replace my tires prematurely due to this wear. The others wear normally and if not for rotating them they would be fine for another 20k+ miles. I keep having move the right front to another location. I have one more tire to put there then all will have exessive outside wear. I want to fix this before I replace the tires. Has anyone come up with an explantion as to way the right fronts seem to wear more than the other 3 tires?

 

[lrox]

I'm also having the same problem, but I just thought it was due to the large crown on the roads here in the north east.

 

[MVieira]

I noticed my right front tire was wearing bad on my BFG MT's and I took it to a very good local shop that specializes in front end alignments. They readjusted the toe, the cam on the right lower radius arm, and rebalanced all 4 of my tires. My truck had 14,000 miles on it then and the MT's had 10,000 miles. My truck now has 20,000 miles, I rotate every 5000, and the right front is wearing even. The shop said I should have brought it in sooner, they said alot of new trucks aren't correct from the factory. Ask around to find a shop with a good reputation, I've had problems with places that do everything from tires to brakes to oil changes.

 

[Dane]

I had the same wear pattern. Got the truck aligned at a good shop, even wear ever since.

 

[fishjack1]

My right front tire was doing the same. My problem ended up being a bad upper ball joint. Might be worth checking - most alignment shops "should" check for ball joint wear before performing an alignment but the one I went to did not find the bad ball joint. I found it - replaced it and had them re-do the alignment. Now it is wearing fine.

 

[MAX A/C]

Same problem here.



Jack--how does one check for worn ball joints? My Hayne's does not say.



Thanks

Scott

 

[fishjack1]

Basically raise the truck - (you can just jack up one front tire at a time) - grab the tire while off the ground and see if you can move it in and out or side to side. Think of it as checking a trailer tire/hub assembly for loose bearings.



If the play is slight it will take a good bit of force and I think some have taken a 2x4 or some other means of prying under the tire while off the ground to check for slight movement. Just be careful if you are prying under the tire not to pull the truck off the jack or stand. (disclaimer there )



Your best bet may be to have the truck's alignment checked and make sure and tell the technition to check the ball joints for play.



Both times my ball joints were bad I could move the tire (pulling out on the top and pushing on the bottom and vice versa) about 1/8 of an inch and see the ball joint slack while pushing and pulling on the tire.



Best of luck.

 

[MAX A/C]

OK, thanks. I did check for loose wheel bearings using the push/pull on the top & bottom of the tire (they were tight), but will revisit the matter looking at the ball joints. I have 101,000 miles and want everything working right before I get new tires and have it aligned.

Thanks.