Friends:
Got a new set of tires for Midnight last spring,
and I have very rapid wear on the outside of the
right front. Have the car on stands to do the
muffler and began to look at that wheel. Using a
bubble level from top to bottom, the angle is well
off vertical by a full bubble. The top of the
tire is nearly 1/4" farther to the outside than
the bottom of the tire. Likewise, using the same
level on the disk the vertical is way off.
I checked the other side, and it is nearly
vertical with the bubble just off center. This
means that the tire is just inclined to the
outside by a small fraction of an inch. I believe
that this is the normal condition.
I know that all of this is without accurate or the
proper instruments, but it clearly points out why
the tire is wearing so rapidly on the outer side.
I think that I know what the problem is, but how
is it solved? I can't find a way to adjust the
camber (is that the right term, or is it castor?).
Perplexed in Pittsburgh
Paul g. Wiegman
1956 TR3, TS14151L
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