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02 Impala abnormal tire wear

Old Jan 7, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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A couple of months ago I replaced the 2 front tires with some used tires because they were worn on the inside. At the same time I had a computer alignment performed. The tires are worn again in the same spots... What should I look for now?
 
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I'm guessing it has a bluetooth front driveshaft because mine isn't nearly that tall, and my front u-joint angles border on "extreme".
 
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What condition are the front struts in? If they're worn out and don't support the weight of the vehicle very well, the constant "floating" while driving can cycle the suspension in ways that throw the alignment off while in motion. The computer alignment is done at vehicle rest, which works out fine when all the suspension components are in good working order. But when there's worn out components, things can get out of whack while driving under normal conditions. My mother in law's Corolla was have the very same issue on the rear tires. Kept wearing out the insides. She had a tendency to drive around with the trunk loaded with random crap, making the rear end squat, throwing the rear alignment out. I put new struts on it (they had 300k miles on them, they were due lol) and convinced her to stop carrying so much useless crap around with her everywhere, and all has been well ever since, going on the same rear tires for about 2 years now, whereas before she was lucky to get 6 months out of a set of rears.
 
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NKT, how does it drive ? What are the symptoms with the excessive wear on the front tires?
 
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