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stevenal
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rhagfo wrote:Well none asked how many miles on your truck before pointing at worn parts! If less than 50,000 miles front end still likely good, I would have alignment checked especially toe in.
33K, mostly with the camper loaded.
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All it takes is one good pothole.
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Grit dog
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JimK-NY wrote:All it takes is one good pothole.
To knock it out of alignment….
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stevenal wrote:rhagfo wrote:Well none asked how many miles on your truck before pointing at worn parts! If less than 50,000 miles front end still likely good, I would have alignment checked especially toe in.
33K, mostly with the camper loaded.
Very little chance anything is worn out. Even moreso, that little camper isn’t even making that truck work very hard from a suspension and steering standpoint.
But many shops will tell you it is, unless they’re too busy to try to make some extra money on unnecessary parts.
Still gots to add more info and pictures or something if you’re looking for valid advice.
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JimK-NY wrote:All it takes is one good pothole.
Pothole shouldn't knock alignment off, and very unlikely to wear out parts. But roads in some areas, constant pounding of potholes does flex parts to the point don't spring back. Running close to GVWR increases chance
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My friend just had this same problem last year with the same wheel on an F-250 Ford. Tire dealer determined it was a defective tire and replaced it. That solved the problem.
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Grit dog wrote:Very little chance anything is worn out. Even moreso, that little camper isn’t even making that truck work very hard from a suspension and steering standpoint.
But many shops will tell you it is, unless they’re too busy to try to make some extra money on unnecessary parts.
Still gots to add more info and pictures or something if you’re looking for valid advice.
There's no way to know how OP drives or what kind of roads he drives on. Obviously, driving straight smooth roads will not be hard on the vehicle, but the opposite is also true. But, any good alignment shop will check for worn parts before they do an alignment.
The waste of money is aligning a suspension that has worn parts. The wear will continue.
Fwiw, pictures won't show worn parts unless they are extremely worn. Otherwise, it will have to be on a lift to look for movement.
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JRscooby wrote:JimK-NY wrote:All it takes is one good pothole.
Pothole shouldn't knock alignment off, and very unlikely to wear out parts. But roads in some areas, constant pounding of potholes does flex parts to the point don't spring back. Running close to GVWR increases chance
There’s a difference between shouldn’t and can’t….although to your point, a F350 front axle should be able to take the beating of potholes.
But since the OP is short on bread crumbs to throw out, the random guessing game of “What caused StevenLs tire to wear?” is continuing.
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The cool thing is tires are pretty easy to read. Doesn’t require any special training, no tools, no diagnostic equipment.
Just eyeballs and a little deductive reasoning.
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I have my doubts regarding taking a decent photo of black tire tread on a black tire. Here is a little more detail, though.
After studying all four for awhile, I have decided these Wranglers don't have treadwear indicators running across the tire like most do, but have two that run around the tire near each edge. The rf tire's outside indicator is completely gone, while the inside indicator is still visible and right at tread depth. The lf outer indicator looks like the inner rf indicator, and the inner one still has some clearance. The rear tires both look good with even wear across and from tire to tire. None of the tires show cupping or feathering, or any of the other wear patterns that show up on web searches.
Most of the 33K has been on freeways and highways. I am a cautious driver who gets at least a 100k between brake jobs and always take the curves slowly. (the dogs appreciate this)
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