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Hello People,

My gf drives a 04 corolla there on 17" and we purchase new tires, during the summer got it balance than we got a aglinment done to it after.. Than like a couple days a ago i notice the car was making like a whoooo-ing noise didnt think nothing of it.. than i took off the tires to switch for the winter than i notice that the two front tires are getting inside camber wear...WHY!!!!!!!
I try'd looking around no luck. thanks for the help guys./!!

-the car is not lower on stock struts and springs
- only mod is the 17" and aem intake.


THanks guys

 
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bad alignment job? not every shop actually knows how to do it properly.

 
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aiight thanks alot gearbox... another question this camber wear only happens wit the 17" on but with the winter tires there's no camber wear.

 
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that tells me the shop didnt do anything then. it must still be at stock wheel specs. maybe they tried and the stock camber kit did not allow for enough change, so they gave up and took your money anyway. anytime you change something tire/wheel/suspension related, alignment will change. this reminds me of my sams club experience. my car was shaking like a **** at 65+ so i thought it has to be wheels not balanced. so i take it in, they say they are all perfectly balanced, i drive it around and no change. then i goto a real alignment shop, he says these are waaay off balance. they try to balance them, i go driving and no more shaking.

 
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Ya, sounds like they were limited by the OEM camber arms. Ask them to give you the camber measurements.

 
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ya good point. did they give you a printout of the adjusted values that shows if they are in the green (stock specs)? like theyre supposed to lol?

 
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lol they show me that it was on the green... thanks alot guys.. i will go and find another shop to do my alginment during the spring time.. thanks alot..!!!

 
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two things, was the alignment done with the winter tires on or the 17s on, because there will be a difference between the two with alignment, second, with balancing, there are many types of balancing, static spin balance(worst), dynamic sticky weight spin balance(better) and sticky weight road force balancing(fantastic) my recommendation is to have a shop perform an alignment with ur 17s on, and have the wheels road force balanced, it will make a huge difference in ride and might fix ur alignment problem. i have 17s as well, and i have found that i have to have my alignment fixed in the rear about once every 6 mos or so. so if it has been a while, it may just be time to have it done again. finally, if ur getting camber wear only on the front or rear, u may want to rotate more frequently to keep camber wear to a minimum

 
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the alignment was done on the 17"

 
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Tire size wont change static alignment settings what so ever! As long as your changing all 4 tires to the same equal proportion sized tires. To the original poster..... You said it was aligned this summer when they put the tires on correct? How many miles did you drive it from then till now? How many times did you rotate the tires during that time and what were the intervals between rotations( how many miles )? And have you had the alignment checked since you discovered this tire wear?

 
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i discover the camber wear when i was switchin up the tires for the winter.,, never got them rotated . i prolly said we put about 10k on the tires.. and yes the tires was put on correcty

 
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So other words the tires should have been rotated a min of 2 times since they were originally put on if not more. Funny part is how what people sometimes think was 10,000 miles turns into 15-20,000 miles when its actually checked on the invoice and compared to the current odometer. Not to mention you have no idea where the alignment is currently set at? I wont even bring up the point that you said its your GF's car and we all know how good women drivers are Its more likely that its lack of rotation, improper air pressure, and the alignment out because driving conditions. I deal with this sh*t EVERY day. its not an easy thing to tell a customer that they wore out there tires because A, they bought a car that wasnt designed to get good tire wear to begin with! B, they should try to do preventive maintenance like tire rotations. C, they bought the cheapest tire sold ANYWHERE! D, that little BUMP on the curb 6 months ago WILL cause tire wear eventually on cars made from recycled scrap metal that are thinner than paper to meet EPA fuel economy standards! Dont be so quick to judge the person that did the last alignment.

 
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^^^ yea i am assuming the aligment was poorly done. Im jus going to wait until the spring hits than put than put back on the 17" than go get a alignment job done at a pro shop ..

 
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watch how your snow tires wear closely. If the alignment is off now you could ruin them

 
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what about blown shocks, i had one front shock leaking, i let it go, then 4 months later i have 3 good tires and 1 thats bald on the outside tread and barely legal inside. and it makes the car shake at higher speeds even with perfect alignment and balance.

 
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was it the right front tire?

 
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no the car doesnt shake or anything jus makes that whooo-ing noise when comming to a stop