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Check out this video showing you what tire wear symptoms are and how they can effect your vehicle. Take a closer look at your tires to see if you can stop excessive tire wear from costing you lots of money in tire replacement.
"What are the signs of tire wear"
The most common complaint I get in my shop related to tire wear is a loud roaring noise, which gets worse as the vehicle goes faster.
When a tire wears unevenly there are high and low spots like those in my video above. Those high spots cause the roaring noise you hear inside the vehicle.
What causes uneven tire wear?
Usually lack of proper tire rotation and balancing is the biggest culprit, but improper tire air pressure can also be a cause as well.
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What about worn shocks?
Can worn out shocks cause tire wear? Yes, to some degree it can if the shocks are totally worn out and allowing the tire to bounce up and down after contact with a pot hole. For the most part, the weight of the vehicle is enough to keep the tire in constant contact with the road surface.
Can a bent wheel cause the tire wear?
Yes, but a bent wheel will also cause a tire imbalance which should produce a shimmy inside the cab of the vehicle. Regular tire balancing and rotating should spot this. A steel wheel can sometimes be straightened pretty easily. An aluminum wheel can still be straightened but most shops cant do it in house.
Can a defective tire be to blame?
Yes, and I have seen a few out of round "new" tires that we had to replace due to a defect from the factory, rare, but can happen.
Can driving too fast cause tire wear?
Sure can, talk to my 86 year old grand mother who takes turns like an Indy racer. We have to replace her front tires quite often...way to go granny!
Will out of alignment cause tire wear?
Sure, happens just about all the time. I live in Houston and our streets are horrible. You can rest assured that your car is due for an alignment just about as soon as you hit the freeways. :)
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