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Jan 3, 2011 | 06:42 AM

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Sako 75

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From: Top Of The World, TN

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Originally Posted by tylus

is this weight in the truck when you are getting the alignment done?

if not, the truck is sitting normal. then the wieght makes the rear squat and the front pull up somewhat. this gives the tire more camber...hence the wear on the outer edges.

even if the truck is aligned with the weight in the bed, the front end has less weight on the front tires than designed. this naturally causes a tendancy for the suspension to lift slightly. by the design of the IFS, less weight will be placed on the inner edge of the tires, and more is seen on the outer edges. so more wear will be present on the outers.

and lastly, if you are turning alot with all of that wieght in the bed, the inertia of the truck causes the tires to take more force on the outer edges of the tire...which again wears them more than the inner edge.

btw, your leveling kit is compounding the issue. to correct for it, pretty much all of the adjustment in the suspension was used. so those camber bolts might be a very good thing to look into

The load is always in the truck, as it was with the last set of tires and alignment. Thus, my confusion over the recent symptoms.

I do tend to corner (curve) alot - living in the mountains of East TN. But my driving habits are no different than they were with the last set of tires and alignment (same shop - same tech - same alignment machine).

I am going to pick up the camber bolts and have a HD truck shop install them and make sure they take all of this info into consideration during the alignment process.

Thanks Tylus, And thanks to you and your family for your service to our country.

Thanks to all,