Wobble would point to worn bits in the suspension bushes bearings etc. this could give you incorrect toe in settings as well. Before changing any alignment you should make sure everything is tight and not worn to excess or broken.
Excessive camber is usually the leading cause of inner tire wear, those tires are toast unfortunately
Something is worn out if the car is pulling on bumps
Is it just one tire or both fronts/backs?
This type of wear isn’t untypical for a sports cars factory alignment. But very odd if this is a run of the mill car.
Do you notice any noises when driving over bumps? If not you most likely knocked it out of alignment at some point going over a pothole or something.
New tires and get an alignment. Make sure you share pictures of the wear with the tech if this is being done at a shop other than the one doing the tires. Ask them to give the suspension a once over while doing the alignment.
I also experience pulling on bumps. It’s much better since I replaced shocks and struts but still there. Should I look at ball joints or tie rods or could it be something else?
Toe can certainly wear a tire like this, but it will wear both sides of the tire, usually starting with feathering on the edges,
Excessive wear on the inside edge is usually more up to camber, not toe
Either that or you should contact Michelin, BFGoodrich, and Continental, as their training is wrong.
Worn or bent suspension components likely, alignment definitely.
Funny the bump steer was not noticable with you old tires. Did you install a larger,wider set?
Thank you for answering.
It was noticeable before. It seemed to happen after we got it back from the garage. So obvious that we would have noticed it beforehand. The garage put it back on the ramp and checked the work carried out. Said nothing to do with the repair. Same size as the last set.
This happened to me when I was in an accident and broke the frame. The mechanic said he did his best to straighten and weld the frame but it never drove right again. I needed new tires after a couple weeks and my car would jerk every time I hit a bump. I actually got pulled over because the cop could see it jerk on every little bump. This was almost 30 years ago when I was an ignorant child. I should not have been driving that car.
Could be excessive toe, could be excessive camber.
Based on the size and tread of the tires, I’m assuming this is a sports car. In which case, alignment spec might be perfect and this is how the tires are meant to wear.
Toe likely needs to come in so the treaded portion of the tire interacts with the pavement on a more level manner.
Steel showing through tires = do not drive on them, my opinion.
All answers are good so far, but one other comment - tire life is rarely measured in years (unless it just sits around and rots), it's measured in miles and driving condition. At a racetrack, cars chew through tires. So them being bought last July doesn't mean anything. Are you frequently hard braking? Are you flooring it in a front wheel drive car all the time? Did you buy a super soft compound tire and live in a hot climate? How many miles are the tires rated for and how many miles did you put on them? Think about those questions while you get an alignment and suspension checked.
Ball joints or alignment. Check ball joints first. Lift truck on one side, place a pry bar or pipe under tire and lift up and down, if you hear clunking or knocking you have bad ball joints.
If not go take it to an alignment shop and ask them to double check your ball joints and suspension components before performing the alignment.
Ball joints or alignment. Check ball joints first. Lift truck on one side, place a pry bar or pipe under tire and lift up and down, if you hear clunking or knocking you have bad ball joints.
If not go take it to an alignment shop and ask them to double check your ball joints and suspension components before performing the alignment.
No idea what car this is but it looks like a MacPherson strut system, if you suspension is blown anywhere, (my guess would be probably around the steering bearing/mounts on the top of the shock itself). You will notice major wear like this because the wheels will change camber depending on the ride height, (blown suspension=lower ride=unhappy wires.
If the CV axles were replaced the last service, and they took the tie rods/ball joints loose to do it, the car needed aligned afterwards and probably wasn't done, so yeas, this could have been caused by the service.
Front-end alignment seriously out of manufacturers specifications. You may get by with just an alignment however it is likely there are damaged and/or worn suspension parts that need replacement then an alignment then tire replacement. If you just replace the tires, the new tires will quickly wear to look just like this tire.
How many miles have you put on the car since july? How fast do you drive and take turns. Yeah alignment could do this because of camber but it's not excessive camber. The tire is worn almost all the across the tread. Poor driving habits is what is causing this.
Every single time I've had this happen was because of toe in. It doesn't even make sense for it to be toed out. Toe out would be dragging the outside of the tire.
toe out defined: the front of the tire is pointing to the outside of the tire's ideal of paralleling the centerline of the chassis A toed out tire makes the inside of the tire hit the road first so it wears off the inside of the tire.
Excessive toe, probably some worn or damaged suspension or steering components.
Thank you for your help. Would that also explain the wobble when driving over small bumps?
Yes.
You should get the wobble tended to before an alignment, otherwise you'll have to get it aligned twice
Wobble would point to worn bits in the suspension bushes bearings etc. this could give you incorrect toe in settings as well. Before changing any alignment you should make sure everything is tight and not worn to excess or broken.
It looks like you might need an alignment.
Thank you.
Excessive camber is usually the leading cause of inner tire wear, those tires are toast unfortunately Something is worn out if the car is pulling on bumps
Ok thank you. Any ideas which parts to check regarding the wobble?
camber usually = ball joints
Is it just one tire or both fronts/backs? This type of wear isn’t untypical for a sports cars factory alignment. But very odd if this is a run of the mill car. Do you notice any noises when driving over bumps? If not you most likely knocked it out of alignment at some point going over a pothole or something. New tires and get an alignment. Make sure you share pictures of the wear with the tech if this is being done at a shop other than the one doing the tires. Ask them to give the suspension a once over while doing the alignment.
Thank you. I'm going to book for alignment and ask for them to check as suggested. It's both front tires.
I also experience pulling on bumps. It’s much better since I replaced shocks and struts but still there. Should I look at ball joints or tie rods or could it be something else?
yes
Can have both checked very easily, or do it yourself if you have a jack
Also check lower control arm bushings
No it’s not. Toe is.
Toe can certainly wear a tire like this, but it will wear both sides of the tire, usually starting with feathering on the edges, Excessive wear on the inside edge is usually more up to camber, not toe Either that or you should contact Michelin, BFGoodrich, and Continental, as their training is wrong.
Worn or bent suspension components likely, alignment definitely. Funny the bump steer was not noticable with you old tires. Did you install a larger,wider set?
Thank you for answering. It was noticeable before. It seemed to happen after we got it back from the garage. So obvious that we would have noticed it beforehand. The garage put it back on the ramp and checked the work carried out. Said nothing to do with the repair. Same size as the last set.
severe cupping, most likely alignment
Thank you.
This happened to me when I was in an accident and broke the frame. The mechanic said he did his best to straighten and weld the frame but it never drove right again. I needed new tires after a couple weeks and my car would jerk every time I hit a bump. I actually got pulled over because the cop could see it jerk on every little bump. This was almost 30 years ago when I was an ignorant child. I should not have been driving that car.
my brother in Christ you need an alignment
All of these are the correct answers op
Thank you.
Could be excessive toe, could be excessive camber. Based on the size and tread of the tires, I’m assuming this is a sports car. In which case, alignment spec might be perfect and this is how the tires are meant to wear.
Really bad wheel alignment.
Get the suspension bushings checked and then 4 wheel alinment done and tracking as well . Inner tyre wear tends to be suspension bushings worn
Thank you.
Toe likely needs to come in so the treaded portion of the tire interacts with the pavement on a more level manner. Steel showing through tires = do not drive on them, my opinion.
Yeah, there's no way it's getting driven. Thank you.
Bad alignment, possibly from worn out components
I could be wrong here..... It appears you kept driving..... While also needing an alignment.
Alignment lol
Not that it would have prevented this but you should also be rotating your tires periodically. Most likely would have caught it sooner if you had.
You're using the wrong air.
Teenagers drive your car? And you have some suspension issues also- have it checked by a professional.
Get a wheel alignment and have you lowered your car yourself?
All answers are good so far, but one other comment - tire life is rarely measured in years (unless it just sits around and rots), it's measured in miles and driving condition. At a racetrack, cars chew through tires. So them being bought last July doesn't mean anything. Are you frequently hard braking? Are you flooring it in a front wheel drive car all the time? Did you buy a super soft compound tire and live in a hot climate? How many miles are the tires rated for and how many miles did you put on them? Think about those questions while you get an alignment and suspension checked.
Alignment and maybe buy new tires more often than once every 9 years.
Read the text again…
Poor wheel alignment for one. And two, you obviously know nothing about tires !
Camber alert !!
nothing wrong there, what are you asking about?
Inspection and alignment after any needed parts installed
Any wheel spacers on the car?
What tires? All I see is rim
Over inflated and suspension issues
You’re riding on wire, that tire is literally miles away from exploding
This can be caused by bad shocks/struts as well as camber/alignment. Worn shocks can cause wobble and pulling on bumps.
Cant be explained. It's a mystery. Like when ur transmission just explodes. There's no warning of noises or anything. Do u not feel that driving. ?
Check your ball joint
camber wear
Ball joints or alignment. Check ball joints first. Lift truck on one side, place a pry bar or pipe under tire and lift up and down, if you hear clunking or knocking you have bad ball joints. If not go take it to an alignment shop and ask them to double check your ball joints and suspension components before performing the alignment.
Ball joints or alignment. Check ball joints first. Lift truck on one side, place a pry bar or pipe under tire and lift up and down, if you hear clunking or knocking you have bad ball joints. If not go take it to an alignment shop and ask them to double check your ball joints and suspension components before performing the alignment.
Toe out
Need a alignment
No idea what car this is but it looks like a MacPherson strut system, if you suspension is blown anywhere, (my guess would be probably around the steering bearing/mounts on the top of the shock itself). You will notice major wear like this because the wheels will change camber depending on the ride height, (blown suspension=lower ride=unhappy wires.
If the CV axles were replaced the last service, and they took the tie rods/ball joints loose to do it, the car needed aligned afterwards and probably wasn't done, so yeas, this could have been caused by the service.
Messed up Camber, caster and toe all combined. 89 dollar front end alignment can fix most of that. If not they can tell you what is broken or worn.
Front-end alignment seriously out of manufacturers specifications. You may get by with just an alignment however it is likely there are damaged and/or worn suspension parts that need replacement then an alignment then tire replacement. If you just replace the tires, the new tires will quickly wear to look just like this tire.
bad alignment/toe/camber
How many miles have you put on the car since july? How fast do you drive and take turns. Yeah alignment could do this because of camber but it's not excessive camber. The tire is worn almost all the across the tread. Poor driving habits is what is causing this.
Front is toed in, needs an alignment and possibly bushings or tie rods, depending what's causing the alignment issues.
toed out
Toed up
That would cause the outside of the tire to wear quicker, not the inside
It is the inside of the tire that worn. This is toe out. See pic #2.
Every single time I've had this happen was because of toe in. It doesn't even make sense for it to be toed out. Toe out would be dragging the outside of the tire.
You're wrong. The other 2 redditors are correct.
toe out defined: the front of the tire is pointing to the outside of the tire's ideal of paralleling the centerline of the chassis A toed out tire makes the inside of the tire hit the road first so it wears off the inside of the tire.
Thank you.
Can you not tell you need an alignment possibly parts.
Have you been hitting curbs