Re: OT: Front tire wear on '86 chev 4x4

Posted by Don-Wi on April 11, 2007 at 11:29:27 from (69.217.51.75):

In Reply to: Re: OT: Front tire wear on '86 chev 4x4 posted by Brad in WI on April 11, 2007 at 02:59:03:

When i brought my ford in for an alignment a few years ago, they said it was no use until the ball joints were replaced. they thgen brough me out to the shop where they had it on the hoist, and took a pry bar under the tire and pried up on it. Without weight on it, the front tire just kinda flopped around a little bit just like the wheel bearings were loose, but you can really only tell if the wieght is off the tire.

The first thing to do is rostate the tires because of the aggressive tread. I had some Sport Kings on my ford and they had to be rotated every 6000 or they'd start to do that on all 4 tires, but the rear drive tires and the fron non-drivers would wear in opposite ways,(sharp point would be on the front of the tread on one, back of the tread on the other) so front to back was the best way to do it on my truck.

I'm not gonna get more involved on the ball-joint vs. King Pin issue, but my 88 F150 2wd and my brother's 93 4x4 both have ball joints on the front axel. Mine is independant and his is a solid axel. Whatever Chevy calls it, it's basically the same thing.

Donovan from Wisconsin

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