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Old Nov 7, 2021 | 08:26 AM
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Tire wear

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Can anyone identify what is causing this wear on my tires. Its been 2 years since ive had an alignment. I dont have many choices of businesses that do alignments on our trucks.


 
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Old Nov 7, 2021 | 10:52 AM
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I would check the front end for worn parts including shocks and sagging springs.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2021 | 11:12 AM
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+2 on the suggestion from Christmas! There's not much to alignment on a Twin I Beam, but keep the toe to spec, air pressure and rotate the tires.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2021 | 03:03 PM
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Tire choice will have a lot to do with it too. Some tires just tend to wear badly no matter what you do. I have been running BFG KO2's on all my trucks and that never seems to happen even at 60k mi.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 09:35 AM
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https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/learn...e/tire-cupping
 
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 12:32 PM
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It could be toe out,
it looks like it is running too much negative camber. That's caused by sagging springs and worn pivot bushings.

Could be bad shocks.
Could be separated tires.


I suggest checking the radius arm and pivot bushings. Replace with poly if needed. New springs if they're weak. Moog CC808 are good.
New shocks.

I've never had a tire wear problem on any twin I beam Ford.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 08:08 AM
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I forgot to mention that i've had a camper on it for the past 5 years. Not sure if that would contribute to the problem. All the bushings had been replace a few years back.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 04:53 PM
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It's hard to tell from the pictures you provided, but in addition to the excellent replies you got, it appears that you may be getting some "cupping" wear. Sometimes a good tire spin balance can be a real help in eliminating cupping wear. Also check for proper preload and overall condition of the front wheel bearings.
 
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2X Garrett. I think the toe is off too. Check you tie rod ends.
 
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