"EADGBE" wrote in news:1119370448.589731.188820
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>>I have a 1996 GT with the 17-inch wheels. I absolutely HATE buying new
>tires for this car! They are SO expensive!
>
>I just replaced the tires (again). I noticed that the outside edges of
>the old front tires were very worn down...they looked like I had been
>taking hard corners or something. (I don't do this...the car is
>strictly a commuter car) IS THIS NORMAL WEAR FOR Z-RATED TIRES?
>
>But wait, there's more!
>
>I decided to get my front end checked and aligned. The mechanic calls
>me into the service area to look at my car. (This is NEVER good
>news...don't you hate it when it happens?) He has the car jacked up on
>the alignment platform. He grabs the driver's side front wheel and is
>able to wiggle it around. There is approximately 3/8 of an inch of
>play. He tells me that the inner tie rod end is loose and will have to
>be replaced. I ask if the passenger side is just as bad and he says it
>can be wiggled too, but not as much as the driver's side wheel. I ask
>if the car can still be aligned and he says yes. I tell him to just do
>the alignment and I will save up for the additional repair.
>
>I get the car home and get out the car's jack and I try to do the same
>thing with each front wheel. Sure enough, the driver's front wheel
>wiggles a bit and the passenger side wiggles too, but not as much. >
>MY QUESTION: Is this normal for the front wheels? Also, is the inner
>tie rod end at fault, or could this be another loose/worn part like
>say, a wheel bearing (I hear no noise)?
>
>Any help will be MUCH appreciated! Thanks!
>> MY QUESTION: Is this normal for the front wheels? Also, is the inner
>> tie rod end at fault, or could this be another loose/worn part like
>> say, a wheel bearing (I hear no noise)?
>
>No. It's likely the cause of your tire wear. It can also become very
>dangerous as the tie rod ends wear, because it can separate.
>
not in this case tie ends affect tow adjustment look how tire wear is described however i would pull your car off the road in canada ya foctard its DANGERIOUS for the rest of us to have u on the road FOCTARD
Have the tie rod ends replaced, and then get a front end alignment.
sounds like tire scrub and camber to me prolly soft focking cheap tires too with soft sidewall just because the alignment machine is green does not mean its aligned LMFAO
you CANNOT align your car without repair first
your struts prolly weak too that shit macpherison strut crap suspension causes tire scrub typical ford crap
h u r c a s t