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Front drivers side tire looking worn, typical?

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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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That looks excessive toe possibly in combination with excessive negative camber on that wheel. Take it to a better alignment place. FYI I usually only get about 5-7K out of a set of front RE 050's and 3-5K out of rears, but with much more even (though camber biased) wear.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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I had the same wear on both front tires on an 06 at about 25k. I assume it's negitive camber. My car was aligned at the factory, and hasn't been touched since. The wear was enough to activate VSA. I'd get VSA in situations where it wouldn't have been needed 5k earlier.

Jason, keep an eye on the inside edge. Mine looked great on the outside, but were fairly well worn on the inside.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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The tires don't last long anyways, I've replaced two sets at 14k miles each (rears were a little more worn than the fronts), but I didn't have uneven wear to the degree you do. Agree with other posters about alignment.
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 04:29 AM
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These cars are KNOWN to come from the factory/off the boat/off the dealer lot with alignments well out of spec. Hey at least they are usually removing the spring spacers before delivery now.
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Took the car in for an alignment today, the front was out, and they said the rear was out too.

Car drives better now, seems to have smoother turn in.

Problem solved? We'll see!
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