rear alignment and premature tire wear
Serious problem going on here...
06 sle solara conv- original owner with 125,000kms (canada- metric)
In mid summer my rear tires were almost completely bald due to misalignment- showing more wear on the outside of the tires. (photos available on request)
Previously, I replaced the oem's with Turanza-Serenity for comfort and noise- overall very pleased with this tire!
I use winter tires so the mileage on these tires was only about 30,000kms when the severe wear occurred. The front tires still had 8/32" tread at the time which indicates normal wear.
After realigning the wheels, I rotated front tires with 8/32" to the rear and put new tires on the front.
Now it seems to be happening again with only 6,000 kms since the rotation. I have monitored the tire wear closely and the current tread depths on the rear are:
The outside tread is measuring at 4/32” and the 2 inside treads at 6/32”
there is minimal wear on the the new front tires.
I am doing mainly highway driving and have not hit any large bumps/potholes etc. Front alignment seems ok, no pulling.
Any ideas what would cause the reoccurring problem?
thx my solara brethren
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