Thanks for the feedback. The outer edge round over appears to stop with the 0-0
alignment. But afterwards, and with a new set of tires the problem is now the
strange feathering. Identical pattern all across the tread, and seems like it is
on the wrong edge (forward edge, as if the tire was being dragged backward,
instead of the trailing edge as you might expect with the tire rolling forward).
It is not fast cornering, because I have been paying attention to how I drive
since this problem showed. The alignments don't seem to last very long. I have
had lots of cars and trucks and have never had to baby any of them like this.
It occured to me to add stiffer shocks, a larger sway, etc to compensate, but
don't want to spend the $ to experiment.
DICEMAN469 wrote:
> <<by rake do you mean caster setting? It is already over at about 4 1/2, and
> I
> think the recommended setting is 3 1/2. So that is on my list of
> possibilities.
> I also am suspecting the positive offset. The cost is too high and the time
> too
> consuming for me to experiment, so I am hoping to discover the solution
> somehow.>>
>
> Yeah, I meant the caster. Most feathering occurs in corners so the rake
> should compensate for that. I really doubt positive camber is what you're
> looking for. That would cause the tires to wear progressively more as you got
> to the outside of the tire, instead of just effecting the outside edge. My
> stock tires did that, but not excessively. I attributed it to the face I like
> to take corners, but it disappeared when i chucked the 215/75's and got real
> meats. Now I got no problem.
> Maybe you should also try a beefier sway bar?? If your truck leans alot
> in the corner it will place the outside of the tire on the pavement, having
> the same effect. Combine that with high profile tires and you got a wear
> problem. Let us know what happens!!
>
> -Austin
> 95 V6
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