Jerry,
Did the re-alignment actually correct the problem, or is it still eating
tires?
Jerry Jackson wrote:
>
> Jeff, it sounds like you have the same problem I did. I have posted
> about 4-5 times on the net, and people are finally starting to respond
> on this one, and I think more people have the problem than they think.
> I noticed the tire wear after only about 700 miles, and it was so bad the
> dealer agreed with me that there must be an alignment problem, so they
> realigned it. Of course, the alignment was within spec. According to my
> experience, you are on track to have your tires replaced within 7000 miles.
> In my case, the front tires, which had been on the rear for the first 5000
> miles and had "normal" outside edge wear, were worn to the steel belt
> before 12000. The rest of the tire looked fine. And for you skeptics,
> this is a pampered truck that gets proper maintenance. In fact, two days
> after the rear tires were moved to the front and the front end realigned,
> the
> truck was driven from San Jose, CA to Dallas, putting about 2000 miles on
> the odometer. This was vastly straight line highway mileage, and guess
> what?
> The decent rear tires were then very worn. It was then I realized this was
> a
> serious problem.
>
> So as not to bore everyone again, check my other postings in recent days
> (Feb, March) from the archives. It is getting late to fix yours, they may
> continue to wear even after the front alignment is fixed.
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