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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 10:51 PM
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All 4 of my 2003 XC70 tires are worn on the outside shoulder. I've read up on many complaints about premature tire wear, sometimes one corner, but never found a real solution. Surely it's not possible for a car to be sold with such poor geometry that a set of tires can't last 30,000 miles. All 4 corners seem to be cambered out (+, top out) visually. Doesn't seem like camber is adjustable; so what am I supposed to do?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 11:01 PM
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Did you have it aligned?
 
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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It was aligned 2 years ago. I haven't done any suspension work since.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 11:33 AM
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What kind of tires?
 
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 01:00 PM
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Falken Sincera from Discount Tire. Nothing fancy, but don't think that should change the wear to this extreme.
 

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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 01:41 PM
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Some tires don't wear as well as others. I don't have at personal experience with those so I can't really comment on them. I'd also be curious to know if the alignment was done properly and is still in spec.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ES6T
Some tires don't wear as well as others. I don't have at personal experience with those so I can't really comment on them. I'd also be curious to know if the alignment was done properly and is still in spec.
Yeah, but I don't feel this is a tire issue. The wear is too specific and unusual. I should have the alignment checked again when I get new tires, though.
 
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